Port Adelaide Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Port Adelaide (5015) is a suburb of Adelaide, Western & Beach Suburbs, South Australia. It is about 12 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Port Adelaide is in the federal electorate of Port Adelaide.

In the 2011 census the population of Port Adelaide was 1,293 and is comprised of approximately 48.6% females and 51.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Port Adelaide is 41 years of age.

69.0% of people living in the suburb of Port Adelaide were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.5% England, 2.4% New Zealand, 1.4% Vietnam, 1.3% China , 1.1% Philippines, 0.8% Ireland, 0.8% Germany, 0.8% Scotland, 0.7% Greece, 0.6% South Africa, 0.5% India, 0.5% Uganda, 0.5% Congo, Republic of, 0.5% Slovenia.

78.0% of people living in Port Adelaide speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.1% Other, 1.3% Vietnamese, 1.2% Greek, 1.0% Cantonese, 0.8% Italian, 0.6% Spanish, 0.6% Mandarin, 0.5% Australian Indigenous Languages .

The religious makeup of Port Adelaide is 33.0% No religion, 20.6% Catholic, 11.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 11.2% Anglican, 6.3% Uniting Church, 2.6% Eastern Orthodox, 2.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Christian, nfd, 1.7% Islam, 1.5% Buddhism.

28.4% of people are married, 45.5% have never married and 16.3% are divorced and 4.9% are separated. There are 56 widowed people living in Port Adelaide.

58.7% of the people living in Port Adelaide over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.9% are working on a part time basis. Port Adelaide has an unemployment rate of 6.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Port Adelaide are 16.2% Professionals, 15.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.3% Managers, 13.5% Technicians & trades workers, 12.0% Sales workers, 10.3% Community & personal service workers, 9.4% Labourers, 6.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Port Adelaide work in are 13.2% Retail trade, 12.0% Health care and social assistance, 10.5% Manufacturing, 8.6% Accommodation and food services, 7.3% Public administration and safety, 6.9% Construction, 6.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.6% Education and training, 6.6% Transport, postal and warehousing.

18.9% of homes are fully owned, and 21.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 55.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $507 per week and the median household income is $817 per week.

The median rent in Port Adelaide is $178 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

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