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Adelaide (SA)
ABS 1996 Census Statistics (1996)
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Total population* |
1,041,541 |
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Total number of households |
406,072 |
|
Indigenous population |
9,217 |
Age proportions in Adelaide (SA) and Australia
Economics Statistics
(Statistics in bold are Australian Averages)
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Adelaide (SA) |
Australia |
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Total persons employed |
436,888 |
1,309,466 |
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Professionals as a % of all occupations in area |
18.3% |
17.1% |
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Median weekly income |
$296 |
$327 |
Employment by industry for Adelaide (SA)
Students Statistics
ABS 1996 Census Statistics
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Adelaide (SA) |
Australia |
|
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People with bachelor degree or higher (% of area population) |
82,609 |
7.9% |
8.2% |
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People with vocational qualifications (% of area population) |
114,497 |
11.0% |
10.6% |
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People in area attending |
Primary school |
Secondary school |
TAFE |
University |
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|
116,262 |
60,634 |
26,498 |
43,119 |
DETYA Higher Education 1999 Statistics**
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Permanent Home Address |
Inside |
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Outside |
Australian |
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Adelaide (SA) |
Adelaide (SA) |
average |
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Studying in area, on campus |
Studying off campus |
Moved elsewhere to study |
Move into area to study |
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Field of study |
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|
|
|
|
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Agriculture, animal husbandry |
629 |
127 |
34 |
154 |
1.8% |
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Architecture, building |
1,103 |
8 |
9 |
72 |
2.2% |
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Arts, humanities and social sciences |
8,744 |
571 |
193 |
472 |
24.0% |
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Business, administration, economics |
6,019 |
1,084 |
60 |
267 |
21.2% |
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Education |
3,296 |
687 |
19 |
317 |
11.4% |
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Engineering, surveying |
2,286 |
50 |
59 |
257 |
7.0% |
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Health |
4,953 |
589 |
120 |
546 |
11.7% |
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Law, legal studies |
1,375 |
156 |
44 |
75 |
4.5% |
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Science |
5,542 |
230 |
94 |
468 |
15.0% |
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Veterinary science |
11 |
3 |
38 |
0 |
0.3% |
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Non award |
180 |
70 |
2 |
7 |
0.8% |
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Most popular university |
University of South Australia |
University of South Australia |
The University of Melbourne |
University of South Australia |
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Numbers attending |
15,309 |
1,598 |
72 |
1,100 |
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Second most popular university |
The University of Adelaide |
Deakin University |
The Australian National University |
The University of Adelaide |
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|
Numbers attending |
10,045 |
401 |
72 |
919 |
|
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Third most popular university |
The Flinders University of South Australia |
Charles Sturt University |
Australian Defence Force Academy |
The Flinders University of South Australia |
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Numbers attending |
8,344 |
279 |
52 |
603 |
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Indigenous students |
256 |
45 |
2 |
47 |
7,997 |
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NESB students |
4,094 |
260 |
74 |
102 |
86,213 |
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Postgraduate |
5,218 |
1,341 |
142 |
132 |
113,857 |
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Bachelor |
28,159 |
1,863 |
498 |
2,454 |
463,307 |
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Other |
761 |
371 |
32 |
49 |
21,890 |
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Average UAI (TER) |
82.0 |
69.4 |
88.6 |
83.6 |
81.0 |
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Total |
34,138 |
3,575 |
672 |
2,635 |
599,054 |
* Total population for a region is defined by aggregating the
population count of each age group.
** See assumptions
for details of how students were classified for these statistics.
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