People — demographics & education

People	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Total	13,504	--	1,596,572	--	21,507,717	--
Male	6,856	50.8	787,218	49.3	10,634,013	49.4
Female	6,648	49.2	809,354	50.7	10,873,704	50.6
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	2,356	17.4	30,431	1.9	548,369	2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 13,504 people in Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities) of these 50.8% were male and 49.2% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 17.4% of the population.

Age	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
People
0-4 years	972	7.2	96,143	6.0	1,421,050	6.6
5-9 years	925	6.8	93,202	5.8	1,351,921	6.3
10-14 years	860	6.4	97,591	6.1	1,371,054	6.4
15-19 years	894	6.6	103,248	6.5	1,405,798	6.5
20-24 years	880	6.5	105,586	6.6	1,460,673	6.8
25-29 years	876	6.5	104,507	6.5	1,513,236	7.0
30-34 years	808	6.0	97,820	6.1	1,453,775	6.8
35-39 years	878	6.5	103,966	6.5	1,520,138	7.1
40-44 years	957	7.1	112,408	7.0	1,542,879	7.2
45-49 years	965	7.1	113,085	7.1	1,504,142	7.0
50-54 years	985	7.3	111,857	7.0	1,447,404	6.7
55-59 years	820	6.1	102,009	6.4	1,297,244	6.0
60-64 years	812	6.0	97,599	6.1	1,206,116	5.6
65-69 years	603	4.5	74,667	4.7	919,319	4.3
70-74 years	475	3.5	58,536	3.7	708,090	3.3
75-79 years	328	2.4	46,631	2.9	545,263	2.5
80-84 years	288	2.1	39,560	2.5	436,936	2.0
85 years and over	178	1.3	38,157	2.4	402,681	1.9
Median age	38	--	39	--	37	--

The median age of people in Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities) was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.9% of the population.

Registered marital status	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	4,449	41.4	633,439	48.4	8,461,114	48.7
Separated	436	4.1	38,964	3.0	529,280	3.0
Divorced	848	7.9	118,732	9.1	1,460,899	8.4
Widowed	700	6.5	83,000	6.3	949,634	5.5
Never married	4,314	40.1	435,501	33.3	5,962,769	34.3

Of people in Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities) aged 15 years and over, 41.4% were married and 11.9% were either divorced or separated.

Marital Status Charts

Median age by registered marital status	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	53	--	52	--	50	--
Separated	50	--	49	--	49	--
Divorced	55	--	54	--	54	--
Widowed	76	--	79	--	78	--
Never married	28	--	25	--	25	--

The median age of married people in Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities) was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

Social marital status	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	3,652	41.9	575,818	48.7	7,647,042	49.2
De facto marriage	1,286	14.8	113,166	9.6	1,476,369	9.5
Not married	3,776	43.3	492,206	41.7	6,413,399	41.3

In Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities), of people aged 15 years and over, 41.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	54	--	52	--	50	--
De facto marriage	34	--	36	--	35	--
Not married	39	--	36	--	33	--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities) was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

Education	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Pre-school	191	4.4	20,581	4.5	332,844	5.1
Primary - Government	808	18.5	87,778	19.1	1,181,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	279	6.4	26,164	5.7	359,062	5.5
Primary - Other Non Government	36	0.8	22,597	4.9	214,359	3.3
Secondary - Government	416	9.5	52,221	11.4	774,074	11.9
Secondary - Catholic	277	6.3	18,905	4.1	307,142	4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government	10	0.2	19,825	4.3	254,828	3.9
Technical or further education institution	212	4.9	34,842	7.6	473,606	7.3
University or tertiary institution	127	2.9	65,957	14.4	932,524	14.3
Other	58	1.3	11,101	2.4	161,660	2.5
Not Stated	1,950	44.7	98,694	21.5	1,511,694	23.2
Total	4,364	--	458,665	--	6,503,580	--

In Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities) 32.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.8% were in primary school, 16.1% in secondary school and 7.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Education Charts

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%

Ancestry Charts

Country of birth	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Australia	11,241	83.2	1,170,788	73.3	15,017,847	69.8
Other top responses

Birthplace of parents, stated responses	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	1,223	10.5	467,496	31.1	6,876,586	34.3
Father only born overseas	578	5.0	107,089	7.1	1,407,270	7.0
Mother only born overseas	347	3.0	75,325	5.0	989,220	4.9
Both parents born in Australia	9,517	81.6	853,040	56.8	10,757,087	53.7

In Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities), 81.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%

Religious Affiliation Charts

Language, top responses (other than English)	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%

People — employment

Employment	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Worked full-time	3,471	59.2	445,076	56.7	6,367,554	59.7
Worked part-time	1,661	28.3	247,601	31.6	3,062,976	28.7
Away from work	380	6.5	46,683	6.0	627,797	5.9
Unemployed	351	6.0	44,968	5.7	600,133	5.6
Total in labour force	5,863	--	784,328	--	10,658,460	--
View the labour force fact sheet

There were 5,863 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities). Of these 59.2% were employed full time, 28.3% were employed part-time and 6.0% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
1-15 hours per week	561	10.2	88,381	12.0	1,087,799	10.8
16-24 hours per week	459	8.3	72,516	9.8	947,792	9.4
25-34 hours per week	639	11.6	86,705	11.7	1,027,380	10.2
35-39 hours per week	1,243	22.5	146,289	19.8	1,808,879	18.0
40 hours or more per week	2,231	40.5	298,788	40.4	4,558,678	45.3

Of employed people in Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities), 10.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.5% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Employed full-time	42	--	42	--	40	--
Employed part-time	41	--	40	--	40	--

The median age of people employed full-time in Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities) was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

Occupation	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Occupation Chart

Industry of employment, top responses	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Median weekly incomes	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Personal	537	--	534	--	577	--
Family	1,226	--	1,330	--	1,481	--
Household	974	--	1,044	--	1,234	--
View the income fact sheet

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities) was $537.

Travel to work, top responses	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Unpaid work	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	6,548	60.9	936,604	71.5	12,149,347	70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	2,868	26.7	364,336	27.8	4,827,808	27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	1,114	10.4	154,651	11.8	1,896,957	10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	1,716	16.0	258,840	19.8	3,090,874	17.8

In Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities), of people aged 15 years and over, 60.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.7% provided care for children and 10.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Less than 5 hours per week	1,738	16.2	282,493	21.6	3,883,357	22.4
5 to 14 hours per week	2,417	22.5	351,524	26.8	4,444,640	25.6
15 to 29 hours per week	1,236	11.5	168,882	12.9	2,075,154	12.0
30 hours or more per week	1,156	10.8	133,703	10.2	1,746,196	10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities), 22.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	1,302	39.1	174,668	40.6	2,150,301	37.8
Couple family with children	1,287	38.7	178,436	41.5	2,534,399	44.6
One parent family	677	20.4	70,082	16.3	901,637	15.9
Other family	60	1.8	7,064	1.6	97,722	1.7

Of the families in Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities), 38.7% were couple families with children, 39.1% were couple families without children and 20.4% were one parent families.

Family Charts

Single (or lone) parents	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Male	--	19.5	--	18.9	--	17.6
Female	--	80.5	--	81.1	--	82.4

In Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities) 19.5% of single parents were male and 80.5% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Families without children	1,902	--	1,906	--	2,081	--
Families with children	2,125	--	2,130	--	2,310	--
View the income fact sheet

In Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,125 and those without children was $1,902.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Both employed, worked full-time	535	20.7	68,246	19.3	1,015,165	21.7
Both employed, worked part-time	84	3.2	14,646	4.1	174,795	3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time	538	20.8	80,406	22.8	1,001,907	21.4
One employed full-time, other not working	277	10.7	48,840	13.8	736,322	15.7
One employed part-time, other not working	158	6.1	20,310	5.8	251,191	5.4
Both not working	539	20.8	76,963	21.8	899,598	19.2
Other	169	6.5	21,766	6.2	291,196	6.2
Labour force status not stated	289	11.2	21,930	6.2	314,529	6.7

In Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities), of couple families, 20.7% had both partners employed full-time, 3.2% had both employed part-time and 20.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	4,853	87.0	619,037	88.1	7,760,320	89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings	725	13.0	83,777	11.9	934,470	10.7

In Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities), 87.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.0% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Separate house	4,183	86.2	494,471	79.9	5,864,574	75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	403	8.3	66,465	10.7	765,980	9.9
Flat, unit or apartment	223	4.6	54,968	8.9	1,056,237	13.6
Other dwelling	40	0.8	2,812	0.5	66,666	0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities), 86.2% were separate houses, 8.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

Dwelling Structure Charts

Number of bedrooms	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
None (includes bedsitters)	23	0.5	1,690	0.3	42,160	0.5
1 bedroom	156	3.2	21,955	3.5	363,129	4.7
2 bedrooms	693	14.3	121,108	19.6	1,481,577	19.1
3 bedrooms	2,966	61.1	328,640	53.1	3,379,930	43.6
4 or more bedrooms	895	18.4	134,862	21.8	2,350,132	30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated	120	2.5	10,786	1.7	143,394	1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	3	--	3	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	2.4	--	2.4	--	2.6	--

In Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities), of occupied private dwellings 3.2% had 1 bedroom, 14.3% had 2 bedrooms and 61.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Bedroom Charts

Tenure	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Owned outright	1,436	29.6	203,281	32.8	2,488,149	32.1
Owned with a mortgage	1,491	30.7	218,402	35.3	2,709,433	34.9
Rented	1,774	36.6	172,727	27.9	2,297,458	29.6
Other tenure type	18	0.4	8,937	1.4	70,069	0.9
Tenure type not stated	132	2.7	15,694	2.5	195,213	2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities), 29.6% were owned outright, 30.7% were owned with a mortgage and 36.6% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Family households	3,273	67.4	424,352	68.5	5,550,614	71.5
Single (or lone) person households	1,455	30.0	172,669	27.9	1,888,698	24.3
Group households	126	2.6	22,020	3.6	321,007	4.1

In Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities), of all households, 67.4% were family households, 30.0% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

Household income	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Less than $600 gross weekly income	--	30.1	--	27.7	--	23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income	--	5.7	--	7.3	--	11.2
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In Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities), 30.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 5.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Dwellings — mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Median rent	150	--	220	--	285	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	91.1	--	90.7	--	89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	8.9	--	9.3	--	10.4
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Mortgage monthly repayments	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	1,203	--	1,500	--	1,800	--
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income	--	95.3	--	91.2	--	90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	4.7	--	8.8	--	9.9
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
None	570	11.7	54,051	8.7	665,852	8.6
1 motor vehicle	1,788	36.8	227,462	36.7	2,778,576	35.8
2 motor vehicles	1,583	32.6	220,627	35.6	2,802,468	36.1
3 or more vehicles	731	15.1	99,481	16.1	1,279,134	16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated	181	3.7	17,417	2.8	234,292	3.0

In Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities), 36.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

People characteristics	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	2,354	--	30,430	--	548,368	--
Male	1,202	51.1	14,971	49.2	270,331	49.3
Female	1,152	48.9	15,459	50.8	278,037	50.7
Median age	24	--	22	--	21	--

For the 2011 Census in Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities), there were 2,354 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 1,202 (or 51.1%) were male and 1,152 (or 48.9%) were female. The median age was 24 years.

Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Average number of people per household	3.2	--	3	--	3.3	--
Average number of people per bedroom	1.2	--	1.2	--	1.2	--
Median household income	792	--	842	--	991	--
Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $792.

Mortgage and rent	Port Augusta	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Median weekly rent	150	--	166	--	195	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	1,300	--	1,306	--	1,647	--

In Port Augusta (Urban Centres and Localities), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.