Parafield Gardens

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL41103
People 18,467
Male 50.1%
Female 49.9%
Median age 36
Families 4,932
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 6,586
Average number of people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $1,384
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,382
Median weekly rent (b) $300
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 9,247 50.1 878,592 49.3 12,545,154 49.3
Female 9,215 49.9 902,924 50.7 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
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Indigenous status
All people 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 445 2.4 42,562 2.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 17,442 94.4 1,669,314 93.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 577 3.1 69,646 3.9 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 36 N/A 41 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 1,236 6.7 94,232 5.3 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 1,363 7.4 103,750 5.8 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 1,226 6.6 105,159 5.9 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 1,138 6.2 99,152 5.6 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 1,263 6.8 109,174 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 1,317 7.1 117,195 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 1,314 7.1 118,095 6.6 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 1,501 8.1 118,993 6.7 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 1,167 6.3 107,667 6.0 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 1,035 5.6 109,716 6.2 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 1,038 5.6 114,921 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 1,151 6.2 114,300 6.4 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 997 5.4 112,846 6.3 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 830 4.5 102,304 5.7 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 731 4.0 94,040 5.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 519 2.8 66,986 3.8 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 357 1.9 45,666 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 276 1.5 47,325 2.7 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 7,109 48.6 682,265 46.1 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 472 3.2 47,368 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 1,099 7.5 140,501 9.5 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 783 5.3 84,682 5.7 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 5,177 35.4 523,561 35.4 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 6,606 47.8 620,445 46.2 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 1,007 7.3 150,356 11.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 6,221 45.0 571,276 42.6 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 352 6.1 27,838 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 1,245 21.7 99,929 20.0 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 356 6.2 26,550 5.3 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 291 5.1 23,115 4.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 1,889 32.9 149,797 30.0 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 678 11.8 56,643 11.4 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 325 5.7 22,369 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 177 3.1 23,634 4.7 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 1,182 20.6 102,747 20.6 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 495 8.6 37,885 7.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 859 15.0 83,262 16.7 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 1,351 23.5 121,296 24.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 214 3.7 14,269 2.9 242,821 3.2
Not stated 744 13.0 82,819 16.6 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,402 16.4 335,213 22.7 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 956 6.5 127,698 8.6 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 420 2.9 52,930 3.6 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 1,925 13.1 206,490 14.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 2,687 18.4 224,573 15.2 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 1,270 8.7 128,350 8.7 958,803 4.6
Year 10 1,545 10.6 139,299 9.4 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 25 0.2 1,021 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 5 0.0 194 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,576 10.8 111,696 7.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 272 1.9 34,612 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 587 4.0 12,943 0.9 175,844 0.8
Not stated 968 6.6 103,153 7.0 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 4,534 24.6 676,550 38.0 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 4,330 23.4 578,825 32.5 7,596,753 29.9
Indian 1,361 7.4 43,598 2.4 783,953 3.1
Vietnamese 1,319 7.1 22,897 1.3 334,785 1.3
Scottish 803 4.3 149,449 8.4 2,176,777 8.6

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry multi response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 10,213 55.3 1,273,353 71.5 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
India 1,515 8.2 44,881 2.5 673,352 2.6
Vietnam 933 5.1 17,033 1.0 257,997 1.0
England 657 3.6 95,248 5.3 927,490 3.6
Afghanistan 655 3.5 8,214 0.5 59,797 0.2
Philippines 456 2.5 15,503 0.9 293,892 1.2

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 10,546 57.1 578,217 32.5 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 899 4.9 118,741 6.7 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 668 3.6 87,906 4.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 5,630 30.5 909,147 51.0 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 729 3.9 87,514 4.9 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 6,313 34.2 1,000,272 56.1 12,959,282 51.0
India 2,052 11.1 58,825 3.3 935,066 3.7
Vietnam 1,455 7.9 24,916 1.4 381,390 1.5
England 1,135 6.1 160,151 9.0 1,626,778 6.4
Afghanistan 1,034 5.6 12,867 0.7 96,347 0.4

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 6,569 35.6 1,032,002 57.9 13,383,605 52.6
India 2,045 11.1 57,839 3.2 917,541 3.6
Vietnam 1,489 8.1 25,723 1.4 399,037 1.6
England 1,116 6.0 153,607 8.6 1,488,479 5.9
Afghanistan 996 5.4 12,356 0.7 93,141 0.4

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 5,869 31.8 806,165 45.3 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 3,002 16.3 275,849 15.5 5,075,907 20.0
Islam 1,918 10.4 40,302 2.3 813,392 3.2
Buddhism 1,328 7.2 33,788 1.9 615,823 2.4
Hinduism 1,258 6.8 38,105 2.1 684,002 2.7

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Parafield Gardens, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (36.1%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Vietnamese 1,382 7.5 21,855 1.2 320,758 1.3
Punjabi 776 4.2 20,004 1.1 239,033 0.9
Gujarati 621 3.4 7,412 0.4 81,334 0.3
Khmer 605 3.3 4,602 0.3 40,037 0.2
Hazaraghi 586 3.2 7,447 0.4 41,678 0.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 9,502 51.5 1,382,951 77.6 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 2,601 42.4 131,157 19.0 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 8,364 57.1 887,193 60.0 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 5,705 39.0 524,448 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 576 3.9 66,736 4.5 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4,358 52.1 480,100 54.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 2,915 34.9 310,668 35.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 401 4.8 48,643 5.5 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 685 8.2 47,778 5.4 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 263 3.4 36,281 4.3 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 1,087 14.2 126,576 15.1 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 1,084 14.1 109,027 13.0 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 749 9.8 75,063 8.9 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 2,261 29.5 189,501 22.6 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 1,179 15.4 149,477 17.8 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 913 11.9 141,126 16.8 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Labourers 1,296 16.9 88,086 10.5 1,086,120 9.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,239 16.1 109,523 13.0 1,382,205 11.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,107 14.4 110,462 13.2 1,554,313 12.9
Professionals 942 12.3 180,460 21.5 2,886,921 24.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 853 11.1 50,680 6.0 755,863 6.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 821 10.7 104,955 12.5 1,525,311 12.7
Sales Workers 630 8.2 71,002 8.5 986,433 8.2
Managers 610 7.9 109,406 13.0 1,645,769 13.7

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aged Care Residential Services 385 5.0 25,719 3.1 258,274 2.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 309 4.0 24,877 3.0 299,810 2.5
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 281 3.7 42,242 5.0 545,158 4.5
Other Social Assistance Services 263 3.4 21,245 2.5 278,221 2.3
Takeaway Food Services 209 2.7 15,775 1.9 232,691 1.9

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $585 N/A $734 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,512 N/A $1,889 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,384 N/A $1,455 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 5,601 73.0 536,515 63.9 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 421 5.5 36,225 4.3 466,904 3.9
Bus 221 2.9 26,322 3.1 175,085 1.5
Walked only 42 0.5 20,575 2.5 306,045 2.5
Truck 41 0.5 4,076 0.5 76,657 0.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 653 8.5 90,496 10.8 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 378 4.9 80,513 9.6 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 345 4.5 44,454 5.3 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 6,142 80.0 584,680 69.7 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 8,575 58.6 1,039,235 70.3 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 4,037 27.6 391,531 26.5 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,848 12.6 193,639 13.1 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,355 9.3 250,655 17.0 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 2,630 18.0 300,732 20.3 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 3,100 21.2 421,381 28.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 1,553 10.6 190,089 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 1,292 8.8 127,032 8.6 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 1,621 8.8 179,605 10.1 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 1,680 9.1 159,294 8.9 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 395 2.1 57,008 3.2 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 123 0.7 17,330 1.0 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 1,335 7.2 101,606 5.7 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 698 3.8 82,321 4.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 168 0.9 16,153 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 365 2.0 36,054 2.0 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 1,464 7.9 175,203 9.8 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 160 0.9 18,763 1.1 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 1,520 8.2 156,640 8.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 11,384 61.6 1,032,317 57.9 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 1,178 6.4 123,383 6.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 12,133 65.7 1,106,075 62.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 3,345 18.1 362,328 20.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 1,129 6.1 122,395 6.9 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 683 3.7 67,338 3.8 772,142 3.0
Not stated 1,178 6.4 123,383 6.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 52 0.4 5,991 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 319 2.2 41,861 2.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 13,692 93.5 1,359,631 92.0 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 578 3.9 70,896 4.8 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,459 29.6 196,627 41.0 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 2,390 48.5 195,738 40.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 981 19.9 79,584 16.6 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 91 1.8 7,822 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 20.2 N/A 21.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 79.9 N/A 79.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 628 16.3 78,680 20.1 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 187 4.9 20,578 5.2 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 771 20.0 91,157 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 572 14.8 44,085 11.2 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 329 8.5 25,572 6.5 339,960 6.1
Both not working 1,020 26.5 91,726 23.4 1,163,744 21.0
Other 203 5.3 22,766 5.8 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 138 3.6 17,810 4.5 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 6,141 96.0 691,313 89.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 259 4.0 83,821 10.8 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 5,483 89.3 539,001 78.0 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 513 8.4 100,639 14.6 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 130 2.1 47,026 6.8 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 0 0.0 2,766 0.4 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 3 0.0 1,644 0.2 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 99 1.6 22,895 3.3 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 516 8.4 124,773 18.0 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 3,774 61.5 355,736 51.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 1,655 27.0 177,701 25.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 93 1.5 8,562 1.2 130,989 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.9 N/A 2.4 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 387 6.3 49,186 7.1 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 1,970 32.0 248,514 35.9 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 2,337 38.0 251,206 36.3 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 1,362 22.2 133,486 19.3 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 91 1.5 8,916 1.3 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 4,719 76.8 470,498 68.1 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 1,254 20.4 197,272 28.5 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 168 2.7 23,542 3.4 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,691 27.5 226,902 32.8 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 2,461 40.1 246,341 35.6 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 1,723 28.1 190,462 27.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 159 2.6 18,214 2.6 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 102 1.7 9,389 1.4 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 18.3 N/A 19.6 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 11.1 N/A 17.7 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 300 N/A 300 N/A 375 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 1,047 60.8 114,700 60.2 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 521 30.2 58,177 30.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 156 9.1 17,590 9.2 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,382 N/A 1,500 N/A 1,863 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 1,814 73.7 190,119 77.2 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 409 16.6 29,515 12.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 235 9.5 26,706 10.8 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 198 44.6 21,140 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 246 55.4 21,420 50.3 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 23 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,345 N/A 1,282 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Parafield Gardens % Parafield Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 280 N/A 250 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,322 N/A 1,365 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

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