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The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of 2.4% in
the City of Port Adelaide Enfield is significant in comparison
to Greater Adelaide (1.3%) and South Australia (1.9%). As
at the 2011 Census the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
population in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield represents
17.5% of the total Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
population of Greater Adelaide.
Compared to Greater Adelaide, at the 2011 Census the City
of Port Adelaide Enfield had a lower proportion of people
holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree;
Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications),
and a higher proportion of people with no formal
qualifications.The 2006 to 2011 Census shows that there
was an increase of 9,209 persons in the City of Port Adelaide
Enfield holding a formal qualification. Overall, 39.7% of the
population aged 15 and over had educational qualifications,
and 48.6% had no qualifications, compared with 44.1% and
46.3% respectively for Greater Adelaide.
Between 2006 and 2011 the number of people employed in
the City of Port Adelaide Enfield increased by 6,805 persons,
whilst the number unemployed increased by 403 persons
in the same period.When compared to Greater Adelaide,
the City of Port Adelaide Enfield has a lower proportion in
employment (93.2% of the labour force compared to 94.2%
for Greater Adelaide), and a higher proportion unemployed
(6.8% compared to 5.8%).
At the 2011 Census the occupation groups showing the
greatest growth were Professionals (+2,358 persons),
Community and Personal ServiceWorkers (+1,284 persons),
Clerical and AdministrativeWorkers (+681 persons) and
Technicians and Trades Workers (+676 persons).
This aligns with the growth in the number of persons
with tertiary qualifications.
2011 Census results show that there was a smaller proportion
(9.4%) of high income households (those earning $2,500
per week or more) and a higher proportion of low income
households (28.7% earning less than $600 per week)
compared with Greater Adelaide’s 13.5% and
23.7% respectively.
An analysis of the household/family types in the City of Port
Adelaide Enfield in 2011 compared to Greater Adelaide
shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families
with child(ren) (24.7% compared to 28.5%) and a higher
proportion of one-parent families (12.6% compared to 11.0%).
There was also a higher proportion of lone person households
(30.6% compared to 26.7% in Greater Adelaide) and a lower
proportion of couples without children (22.3% compared to
25.5% in Greater Adelaide).
A higher proportion of households in the City of Port Adelaide
Enfield (30.2%) had either no internet connection or a dial up
connection, and a lower proportion of households (58.8%) had
broadband connectivity compared to Greater Adelaide with
24.5% and 65.6% respectively.
In terms of motor vehicle ownership, 80.5% of the households
in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield owned at least one car,
while 13.0% did not own a vehicle, compared with 85.6% and
9.2% respectively in Greater Adelaide.
Analysis of the housing tenure of the population of the City of
Port Adelaide Enfield in 2011 compared to Greater Adelaide
shows that there was a smaller proportion of households who
owned their dwelling or were purchasing their dwelling, and a
larger proportion who were renters.
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