City of Port Adelaide Enfield

Market characteristics

City of Port Adelaide Enfield has a lower proportion of households in the medium to high income category compared to South Australia.

The people who live in an area are one of the most important resources that an economy draws upon, both as a market that consumes goods and services and as a source of labour.

This table provides an overview of City of Port Adelaide Enfield's population demographics, and how their characteristics compare to those of the broader region.

More detailed information about City of Port Adelaide Enfield's resident population, including neighbourhood profiles, can be found in the Community Profile.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 and 2016 – by usual residence

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Market characteristics
City of Port Adelaide Enfield20162011Change
NameNumber%. South AustraliaNumber%. South Australia2016 - 2011
Population summary--------------
Total residents121,230100.0100.0112,812100.0100.0+8,418
Males60,10049.649.356,13949.849.3+3,961
Females61,13250.450.756,67350.250.7+4,459
Age structure--------------
0 - 14 years20,35116.817.519,40317.218.0+948
15 - 24 years14,92812.312.414,57312.913.1+355
25 - 54 years53,00443.739.049,48143.940.3+3,523
55 - 64 Years14,16211.712.812,47011.112.5+1,692
65 years and over18,80215.518.316,88515.016.1+1,917
Education institute attending--------------
Primary school9,4117.88.58,6517.78.6+760
Secondary school6,0275.05.65,7225.15.7+305
TAFE2,9982.51.93,1212.82.2-123
University6,5175.44.75,0154.44.1+1,502
Diversity--------------
Total overseas born40,37233.322.934,28230.422.0+6,090
Speaks language other than English at home39,09932.316.331,56628.014.3+7,533
Speaks another language, and English not well or not at all8,5277.02.96,9006.12.5+1,627
Qualifications--------------
Bachelor or higher degree19,97819.818.514,79415.815.9+5,184
Advanced Diploma or Diploma8,0728.08.36,3906.87.3+1,682
Certificate level17,88617.720.115,85817.018.8+2,028
No qualification45,18644.843.745,41648.648.1-230
Household income--------------
Nill to $64911,45824.421.6--------
$650 to $1,49915,45932.932.9--------
$1,500 to $2,4499,71220.620.8--------
$2,500 or more 6,22013.215.2--------
Housing tenure--------------
Owned12,15724.931.012,22126.432.0-64
Purchasing15,83532.433.714,38231.034.1+1,453
Renting17,28635.427.516,50735.627.3+779
Dwelling structure--------------
Separate house36,19167.676.536,26172.178.9-70
Medium house16,36930.620.313,23926.318.6+3,130
High density5811.11.75661.11.6+15

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics,

City of Port Adelaide Enfield

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