Penfield Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Penfield (5121) is a suburb of Adelaide, North & North East Suburbs, South Australia. It is about 27 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Penfield is in the federal electorate of Wakefield.

In the 2011 census the population of Penfield was 562 and is comprised of approximately 52.8% females and 47.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Penfield is 59 years of age.

50.5% of people living in the suburb of Penfield were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 17.6% England, 4.6% Vietnam, 3.4% Scotland, 2.5% Cambodia, 2.1% Germany, 2.1% Greece, 1.6% Netherlands, 1.1% Northern Ireland, 1.1% Italy, 0.9% Wales, 0.9% Latvia, 0.7% Turkey, 0.7% Philippines, 0.5% India.

71.0% of people living in Penfield speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 6.2% Khmer, 5.2% Vietnamese, 2.7% Greek, 2.0% Italian, 1.4% German, 1.2% Other, 1.2% Dutch, 0.7% Filipino .

The religious makeup of Penfield is 20.3% Anglican, 16.7% Catholic, 15.5% No religion, 12.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.1% Uniting Church, 6.9% Buddhism, 4.3% Eastern Orthodox, 3.7% Lutheran, 3.0% Christian, nfd, 2.7% Presbyterian and Reformed.

57.4% of people are married, 21.1% have never married and 6.9% are divorced and 3.7% are separated. There are 55 widowed people living in Penfield.

65.7% of the people living in Penfield over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 23.7% are working on a part time basis. Penfield has an unemployment rate of 5.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Penfield are 19.0% Managers, 18.4% Technicians & trades workers, 13.9% Labourers, 13.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.5% Sales workers, 5.7% Professionals, 5.1% Community & personal service workers, 3.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Penfield work in are 10.8% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 10.1% Public administration and safety, 10.1% Wholesale trade, 8.9% Health care and social assistance, 8.9% Construction, 7.6% Retail trade, 7.6% Manufacturing, 7.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.7% Other services.

71.5% of homes are fully owned, and 12.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 11.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $360 per week and the median household income is $581 per week.

The median rent in Penfield is $111 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2084 per month.

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