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2016 North Adelaide, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night	North Adelaide	% North Adelaide	South Australia	% South Australia	Australia	% Australia
Male	3,392	48.7	825,997	49.3	11,546,638	49.3
Female	3,567	51.3	850,652	50.7	11,855,248	50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people	43	0.6	34,184	2.0	649,171	2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 6,950 people in North Adelaide. Of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

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Age	North Adelaide	% North Adelaide	South Australia	% South Australia	Australia	% Australia
Median age	37	--	40	--	38	--
0-4 years	166	2.4	97,072	5.8	1,464,779	6.3
5-9 years	162	2.3	100,466	6.0	1,502,646	6.4
10-14 years	154	2.2	95,461	5.7	1,397,183	6.0
15-19 years	574	8.3	100,686	6.0	1,421,595	6.1
20-24 years	988	14.2	107,986	6.4	1,566,793	6.7
25-29 years	720	10.4	107,361	6.4	1,664,602	7.1
30-34 years	549	7.9	110,751	6.6	1,703,847	7.3
35-39 years	334	4.8	102,818	6.1	1,561,679	6.7
40-44 years	303	4.4	106,650	6.4	1,583,257	6.8
45-49 years	343	4.9	113,619	6.8	1,581,455	6.8
50-54 years	440	6.3	113,272	6.8	1,523,551	6.5
55-59 years	365	5.2	111,896	6.7	1,454,332	6.2
60-64 years	401	5.8	102,028	6.1	1,299,397	5.6
65-69 years	475	6.8	96,286	5.7	1,188,999	5.1
70-74 years	341	4.9	72,563	4.3	887,716	3.8
75-79 years	257	3.7	53,885	3.2	652,657	2.8
80-84 years	136	2.0	39,374	2.3	460,549	2.0
85 years and over	247	3.6	44,479	2.7	486,842	2.1

The median age of people in North Adelaide was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 6.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status People aged 15 years and over	North Adelaide	% North Adelaide	South Australia	% South Australia	Australia	% Australia
Married	2,235	34.4	659,638	47.7	9,148,218	48.1
Separated	153	2.4	44,199	3.2	608,059	3.2
Divorced	562	8.7	127,916	9.2	1,626,890	8.5
Widowed	349	5.4	83,281	6.0	985,204	5.2
Never married	3,190	49.2	468,621	33.9	6,668,910	35.0

Of people in North Adelaide aged 15 years and over, 34.4% were married and 11.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status People aged 15 years and over	North Adelaide	% North Adelaide	South Australia	% South Australia	Australia	% Australia
Registered marriage	1,745	37.7	582,236	47.4	8,001,141	47.7
De facto marriage	588	12.7	126,020	10.3	1,751,731	10.4
Not married	2,300	49.6	520,539	42.4	7,024,973	41.9

In North Adelaide, of people aged 15 years and over, 37.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education	North Adelaide	% North Adelaide	South Australia	% South Australia	Australia	% Australia
Preschool	47	1.7	20,292	4.2	347,621	4.8
Primary - Government	128	4.7	94,526	19.5	1,314,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	21	0.8	26,196	5.4	380,604	5.3
Primary - other non Government	69	2.5	22,589	4.7	231,490	3.2
Secondary - Government	49	1.8	52,721	10.9	827,505	11.5
Secondary - Catholic	27	1.0	19,484	4.0	338,384	4.7
Secondary - other non Government	89	3.3	21,053	4.3	280,618	3.9
Technical or further education institution	93	3.4	31,394	6.5	424,869	5.9
University or tertiary institution	1,458	53.4	78,780	16.2	1,160,626	16.1
Other	46	1.7	11,501	2.4	198,383	2.8
Not stated	703	25.8	106,438	21.9	1,707,023	23.7

In North Adelaide 39.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 8.1% were in primary school, 5.9% in secondary school and 56.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment People aged 15 years and over	North Adelaide	% North Adelaide	South Australia	% South Australia	Australia	% Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above	2,528	39.1	256,510	18.5	4,181,406	22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level	483	7.5	115,102	8.3	1,687,893	8.9
Certificate level IV	91	1.4	42,793	3.1	551,767	2.9
Certificate level III	344	5.3	188,790	13.6	2,442,203	12.8
Year 12	1,495	23.1	214,813	15.5	2,994,097	15.7
Year 11	229	3.5	128,782	9.3	941,531	4.9
Year 10	189	2.9	138,607	10.0	2,054,331	10.8
Certificate level II	0	0.0	1,077	0.1	13,454	0.1
Certificate level I	0	0.0	174	0.0	2,176	0.0
Year 9 or below	128	2.0	119,572	8.6	1,529,897	8.0
No educational attainment	17	0.3	11,000	0.8	145,844	0.8
Not stated	820	12.7	129,257	9.3	1,974,794	10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in North Adelaide, 23.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 6.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	North Adelaide	% North Adelaide	South Australia	% South Australia	Australia	% Australia
English	2,386	25.5	639,350	28.5	7,852,224	25.0
Australian	1,860	19.9	560,374	25.0	7,298,243	23.3
Irish	691	7.4	134,437	6.0	2,388,058	7.6
Scottish	639	6.8	140,424	6.3	2,023,470	6.4
German	481	5.1	129,923	5.8	982,226	3.1

The most common ancestries in North Adelaide were English 25.5%, Australian 19.9%, Irish 7.4%, Scottish 6.8% and German 5.1%.

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 total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in North Adelaide (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth	North Adelaide	% North Adelaide	South Australia	% South Australia	Australia	% Australia
Australia	4,213	60.7	1,192,546	71.1	15,614,835	66.7
Other top responses:	null	null	null	null	null	null
England	362	5.2	97,392	5.8	907,570	3.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	232	3.3	24,610	1.5	509,555	2.2
India	174	2.5	27,594	1.6	455,389	1.9
Malaysia	84	1.2	7,749	0.5	138,364	0.6
Italy	79	1.1	18,544	1.1	174,042	0.7

In North Adelaide, 60.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.3%, India 2.5%, Malaysia 1.2% and Italy 1.1%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses	North Adelaide	% North Adelaide	South Australia	% South Australia	Australia	% Australia
Both parents born overseas	2,400	34.5	513,545	30.6	8,051,196	34.4
Father only born overseas	405	5.8	109,094	6.5	1,488,092	6.4
Mother only born overseas	349	5.0	79,405	4.7	1,094,591	4.7
Both parents born in Australia	3,064	44.0	869,207	51.8	11,070,538	47.3

In North Adelaide, 44.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 34.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses	North Adelaide	% North Adelaide	South Australia	% South Australia	Australia	% Australia
Australia	3,421	49.5	954,233	56.9	12,231,150	52.3
England	456	6.6	144,172	8.6	1,403,096	6.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	245	3.5	31,646	1.9	704,658	3.0
India	199	2.9	35,854	2.1	616,939	2.6
Italy	180	2.6	51,307	3.1	470,138	2.0

In North Adelaide, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 49.5%, England 6.6%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.5%, India 2.9% and Italy 2.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses	North Adelaide	% North Adelaide	South Australia	% South Australia	Australia	% Australia
Australia	3,487	50.1	985,020	58.7	12,643,365	54.0
England	456	6.6	140,701	8.4	1,302,147	5.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	250	3.6	31,453	1.9	699,074	3.0
India	201	2.9	35,249	2.1	605,777	2.6
Italy	161	2.3	43,864	2.6	395,775	1.7

In North Adelaide, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 50.1%, England 6.6%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.6%, India 2.9% and Italy 2.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses	North Adelaide	% North Adelaide	South Australia	% South Australia	Australia	% Australia
No Religion, so described	2,573	37.1	594,313	35.4	6,933,708	29.6
Catholic	1,128	16.3	301,034	18.0	5,291,834	22.6
Not stated	930	13.4	150,215	9.0	2,238,735	9.6
Anglican	858	12.4	167,658	10.0	3,101,185	13.3
Uniting Church	278	4.0	118,229	7.1	870,183	3.7

The most common responses for religion in North Adelaide were No Religion, so described 37.1%, Catholic 16.3%, Not stated 13.4%, Anglican 12.4% and Uniting Church 4.0%. In North Adelaide, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (49.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English)	North Adelaide	% North Adelaide	South Australia	% South Australia	Australia	% Australia
Mandarin	274	3.9	28,780	1.7	596,711	2.5
Italian	115	1.7	29,106	1.7	271,597	1.2
Greek	105	1.5	22,993	1.4	237,588	1.0
Vietnamese	73	1.0	19,017	1.1	277,400	1.2
Hindi	64	0.9	7,310	0.4	159,652	0.7
null	null	null	null	null	null	null
English only spoken at home	4,909	70.5	1,311,533	78.2	17,020,417	72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken	638	20.9	117,512	17.4	1,971,011	22.2

In North Adelaide 70.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 3.9%, Italian 1.7%, Greek 1.5%, Vietnamese 1.0% and Hindi 0.9%.

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Employment

Employment People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over	North Adelaide	% North Adelaide	South Australia	% South Australia	Australia	% Australia
Worked full-time	1,959	54.4	435,110	53.9	6,623,065	57.7
Worked part-time	1,144	31.8	270,409	33.5	3,491,503	30.4
Away from work	199	5.5	40,582	5.0	569,276	5.0
Unemployed	298	8.3	60,488	7.5	787,452	6.9

There were 3,600 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in North Adelaide. Of these 54.4% were employed full time, 31.8% were employed part-time and 8.3% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked Employed people aged 15 years and over	North Adelaide	% North Adelaide	South Australia	% South Australia	Australia	% Australia
1-15 hours per week	544	16.4	95,282	12.8	1,218,823	11.4
16-24 hours per week	288	8.7	77,283	10.4	1,079,236	10.1
25-34 hours per week	322	9.7	97,844	13.1	1,193,445	11.2
35-39 hours per week	551	16.6	153,550	20.6	2,031,263	19.0
40 hours or more per week	1,405	42.4	281,566	37.7	4,591,801	43.0

Of employed people in North Adelaide, 16.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation Employed people aged 15 years and over	North Adelaide	% North Adelaide	South Australia	% South Australia	Australia	% Australia
Professionals	1,298	39.3	151,091	20.3	2,370,966	22.2
Managers	521	15.8	94,075	12.6	1,390,047	13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers	390	11.8	99,540	13.3	1,449,681	13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers	387	11.7	89,625	12.0	1,157,003	10.8
Sales Workers	272	8.2	71,761	9.6	1,000,955	9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers	197	6.0	100,142	13.4	1,447,414	13.5
Labourers	136	4.1	82,850	11.1	1,011,520	9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers	61	1.8	45,515	6.1	670,106	6.3

The most common occupations in North Adelaide included Professionals 39.3%, Managers 15.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.7%, Sales Workers 8.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.0%, Labourers 4.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	North Adelaide	% North Adelaide	South Australia	% South Australia	Australia	% Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals)	211	6.7	30,463	4.1	411,808	3.9
Higher Education	169	5.3	11,187	1.5	155,985	1.5
Cafes and Restaurants	129	4.1	15,530	2.1	253,385	2.4
Legal Services	101	3.2	5,685	0.8	104,051	1.0
General Practice Medical Services	89	2.8	7,159	1.0	96,014	0.9

Of the employed people in North Adelaide, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.7%, Higher Education 5.3%, Cafes and Restaurants 4.1%, Legal Services 3.2% and General Practice Medical Services 2.8%.

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Median weekly incomes People aged 15 years and over	North Adelaide	% North Adelaide	South Australia	% South Australia	Australia	% Australia
Personal	779	--	600	--	662	--
Family	2,397	--	1,510	--	1,734	--
Household	1,693	--	1,206	--	1,438	--

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in North Adelaide was $779.

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Travel to work, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	North Adelaide	% North Adelaide	South Australia	% South Australia	Australia	% Australia
Car, as driver	1,508	46.0	492,357	66.0	6,574,571	61.5
Walked only	483	14.7	20,697	2.8	370,427	3.5
Bus	323	9.8	29,592	4.0	323,201	3.0
Worked at home	179	5.5	32,679	4.4	503,582	4.7
Car, as passenger	132	4.0	34,003	4.6	489,922	4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport	374	11.3	53,457	7.2	1,225,668	11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger	1,674	50.7	539,409	72.3	7,305,271	68.4

In North Adelaide, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 46.0%, Walked only 14.7%, Bus 9.8%, Worked at home 5.5% and Car, as passenger 4.0%. On the day, 11.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 50.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work People aged 15 years and over	North Adelaide	% North Adelaide	South Australia	% South Australia	Australia	% Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	4,290	66.3	982,036	71.0	13,143,914	69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	988	15.3	380,737	27.5	5,259,400	27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	603	9.3	168,496	12.2	2,145,203	11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	1,813	28.0	295,670	21.4	3,620,726	19.0

In North Adelaide, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 15.3% provided care for children and 9.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours People aged 15 years and over	North Adelaide	% North Adelaide	South Australia	% South Australia	Australia	% Australia
Less than 5 hours per week	1,856	28.7	299,651	21.7	4,298,593	22.6
5 to 14 hours per week	1,605	24.8	379,617	27.4	4,944,578	26.0
15 to 29 hours per week	559	8.6	174,791	12.6	2,189,776	11.5
30 hours or more per week	274	4.2	127,972	9.2	1,710,970	9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in North Adelaide, 24.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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