Elder

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Electoral Division
Area code SED40011
People 39,212
Male 48.6%
Female 51.4%
Median age 39
Families 10,363
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 17,059
Average number of people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,603
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,761
Median weekly rent (b) $310
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(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 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 19,038 48.6 878,592 49.3 12,545,154 49.3
Female 20,167 51.4 902,924 50.7 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 402 1.0 42,562 2.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 37,730 96.2 1,669,314 93.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 1,075 2.7 69,646 3.9 1,234,112 4.9

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

Age
All people 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 39 N/A 41 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 2,118 5.4 94,232 5.3 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 2,228 5.7 103,750 5.8 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 2,228 5.7 105,159 5.9 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 2,045 5.2 99,152 5.6 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 2,704 6.9 109,174 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 2,883 7.4 117,195 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 3,018 7.7 118,095 6.6 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 2,922 7.5 118,993 6.7 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 2,631 6.7 107,667 6.0 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 2,557 6.5 109,716 6.2 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 2,365 6.0 114,921 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 2,211 5.6 114,300 6.4 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 2,226 5.7 112,846 6.3 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 1,900 4.8 102,304 5.7 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 1,691 4.3 94,040 5.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 1,270 3.2 66,986 3.8 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 991 2.5 45,666 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 1,224 3.1 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 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 14,721 45.1 682,265 46.1 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 853 2.6 47,368 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 2,966 9.1 140,501 9.5 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 1,816 5.6 84,682 5.7 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 12,283 37.6 523,561 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 13,628 44.7 620,445 46.2 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 3,156 10.4 150,356 11.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 13,692 44.9 571,276 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 720 6.3 27,838 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 2,165 18.8 99,929 20.0 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 619 5.4 26,550 5.3 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 457 4.0 23,115 4.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 3,243 28.2 149,797 30.0 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 953 8.3 56,643 11.4 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 777 6.8 22,369 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 520 4.5 23,634 4.7 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 2,259 19.6 102,747 20.6 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 830 7.2 37,885 7.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 2,892 25.1 83,262 16.7 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 3,724 32.4 121,296 24.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 340 3.0 14,269 2.9 242,821 3.2
Not stated 1,218 10.6 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 11,217 34.4 335,213 22.7 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 3,035 9.3 127,698 8.6 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 1,000 3.1 52,930 3.6 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 3,348 10.3 206,490 14.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 5,034 15.4 224,573 15.2 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 1,978 6.1 128,350 8.7 958,803 4.6
Year 10 2,157 6.6 139,299 9.4 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 14 0.0 1,021 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.0 194 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 2,066 6.3 111,696 7.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 761 2.3 34,612 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 245 0.8 12,943 0.9 175,844 0.8
Not stated 1,780 5.5 103,153 7.0 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 13,865 35.4 676,550 38.0 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 12,193 31.1 578,825 32.5 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 3,231 8.2 136,035 7.6 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 3,197 8.2 149,449 8.4 2,176,777 8.6
German 2,877 7.3 135,225 7.6 1,026,138 4.0

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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 27,562 70.3 1,273,353 71.5 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,302 3.3 95,248 5.3 927,490 3.6
India 1,175 3.0 44,881 2.5 673,352 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 997 2.5 25,709 1.4 549,618 2.2
Nepal 788 2.0 7,250 0.4 122,506 0.5
Greece 452 1.2 8,145 0.5 92,314 0.4

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 13,904 35.5 578,217 32.5 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 2,822 7.2 118,741 6.7 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 2,164 5.5 87,906 4.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 18,992 48.4 909,147 51.0 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 1,334 3.4 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 21,205 54.1 1,000,272 56.1 12,959,282 51.0
England 2,605 6.6 160,151 9.0 1,626,778 6.4
India 1,601 4.1 58,825 3.3 935,066 3.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,324 3.4 34,387 1.9 784,594 3.1
Greece 1,077 2.7 22,103 1.2 232,114 0.9

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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 21,879 55.8 1,032,002 57.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 2,449 6.2 153,607 8.6 1,488,479 5.9
India 1,568 4.0 57,839 3.2 917,541 3.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,332 3.4 34,807 2.0 787,673 3.1
Greece 976 2.5 19,724 1.1 209,329 0.8

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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 17,205 43.9 806,165 45.3 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 6,086 15.5 275,849 15.5 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 2,539 6.5 127,970 7.2 2,496,273 9.8
Eastern Orthodox 1,826 4.7 42,689 2.4 535,470 2.1
Not stated 1,796 4.6 107,189 6.0 1,751,052 6.9

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 Elder, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (46.5%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Mandarin 1,255 3.2 32,133 1.8 685,274 2.7
Greek 1,180 3.0 21,882 1.2 229,643 0.9
Nepali 891 2.3 9,671 0.5 133,068 0.5
Arabic 505 1.3 11,033 0.6 367,159 1.4
Punjabi 413 1.1 20,004 1.1 239,033 0.9
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 28,618 73.0 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 3,917 25.0 131,157 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 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 20,879 64.0 887,193 60.0 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 10,633 32.6 524,448 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 1,128 3.5 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 11,081 53.1 480,100 54.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 7,790 37.3 310,668 35.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 981 4.7 48,643 5.5 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 1,024 4.9 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 796 4.0 36,281 4.3 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 3,209 16.2 126,576 15.1 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 2,695 13.6 109,027 13.0 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 1,884 9.5 75,063 8.9 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 4,614 23.2 189,501 22.6 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 3,443 17.3 149,477 17.8 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 3,022 15.2 141,126 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 5,973 30.1 180,460 21.5 2,886,921 24.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,689 13.5 109,523 13.0 1,382,205 11.5
Managers 2,492 12.6 109,406 13.0 1,645,769 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 2,420 12.2 104,955 12.5 1,525,311 12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 2,177 11.0 110,462 13.2 1,554,313 12.9
Labourers 1,571 7.9 88,086 10.5 1,086,120 9.0
Sales Workers 1,564 7.9 71,002 8.5 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 685 3.5 50,680 6.0 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 1,456 7.3 42,242 5.0 545,158 4.5
Aged Care Residential Services 864 4.4 25,719 3.1 258,274 2.1
Other Social Assistance Services 584 2.9 21,245 2.5 278,221 2.3
Cafes and Restaurants 519 2.6 18,162 2.2 268,005 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 497 2.5 24,877 3.0 299,810 2.5

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $795 N/A $734 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,189 N/A $1,889 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,603 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 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 11,670 58.8 536,515 63.9 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 835 4.2 36,225 4.3 466,904 3.9
Bus 762 3.8 26,322 3.1 175,085 1.5
Train 450 2.3 5,373 0.6 170,326 1.4
Bicycle 336 1.7 7,318 0.9 79,089 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 2,302 11.6 90,496 10.8 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 2,246 11.3 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) 1,679 8.5 44,454 5.3 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 12,841 64.7 584,680 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 23,995 73.5 1,039,235 70.3 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 8,992 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) 4,355 13.3 193,639 13.1 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 5,988 18.3 250,655 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 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 7,174 22.0 300,732 20.3 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 9,987 30.6 421,381 28.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 4,332 13.3 190,089 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 2,504 7.7 127,032 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 3,499 8.9 179,605 10.1 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 3,155 8.0 159,294 8.9 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 1,211 3.1 57,008 3.2 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 346 0.9 17,330 1.0 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 1,931 4.9 101,606 5.7 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 1,728 4.4 82,321 4.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 321 0.8 16,153 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 609 1.6 36,054 2.0 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 3,829 9.8 175,203 9.8 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 392 1.0 18,763 1.1 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 3,596 9.2 156,640 8.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 23,949 61.1 1,032,317 57.9 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 2,143 5.5 123,383 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 25,787 65.8 1,106,075 62.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 7,541 19.2 362,328 20.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 2,400 6.1 122,395 6.9 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 1,340 3.4 67,338 3.8 772,142 3.0
Not stated 2,143 5.5 123,383 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 71 0.2 5,991 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 783 2.4 41,861 2.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 30,664 93.9 1,359,631 92.0 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 1,124 3.4 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Families

Family composition
All families 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 3,898 37.6 196,627 41.0 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 4,620 44.6 195,738 40.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 1,622 15.7 79,584 16.6 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 224 2.2 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 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 20.9 N/A 21.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 79.2 N/A 79.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,876 22.0 78,680 20.1 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 537 6.3 20,578 5.2 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 2,276 26.7 91,157 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 826 9.7 44,085 11.2 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 522 6.1 25,572 6.5 339,960 6.1
Both not working 1,683 19.8 91,726 23.4 1,163,744 21.0
Other 468 5.5 22,766 5.8 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 334 3.9 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)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 15,671 94.1 691,313 89.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 996 6.0 83,821 10.8 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 10,439 66.6 539,001 78.0 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3,345 21.3 100,639 14.6 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 1,822 11.6 47,026 6.8 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 19 0.1 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) 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 19 0.1 1,644 0.2 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 554 3.5 22,895 3.3 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 4,036 25.8 124,773 18.0 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 7,519 48.0 355,736 51.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 3,347 21.4 177,701 25.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 190 1.2 8,562 1.2 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.4 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) 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 1,348 8.6 49,186 7.1 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 6,095 38.9 248,514 35.9 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 5,576 35.6 251,206 36.3 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 2,466 15.7 133,486 19.3 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 189 1.2 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) 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 10,188 65.0 470,498 68.1 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 4,748 30.3 197,272 28.5 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 730 4.7 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) 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 4,713 30.1 226,902 32.8 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 5,478 35.0 246,341 35.6 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 4,822 30.8 190,462 27.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 463 3.0 18,214 2.6 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 196 1.3 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) 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 19.4 N/A 19.6 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 22.3 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 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 310 N/A 300 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 2,805 58.2 114,700 60.2 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 1,586 32.9 58,177 30.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 432 9.0 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 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,761 N/A 1,500 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 4,363 79.6 190,119 77.2 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 606 11.1 29,515 12.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 511 9.3 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 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 203 50.6 21,140 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 198 49.4 21,420 50.3 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 27 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 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.4 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,081 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 		Elder % Elder South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 265 N/A 250 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,167 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

Please note that there are small random adjustments made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals.