Blakiston Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Blakiston (5250) is a suburb of Adelaide, Adelaide Hills, South Australia. It is about 29 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Blakiston is in the federal electorate of Mayo.

In the 2011 census the population of Blakiston was 351 and is comprised of approximately 49.0% females and 51.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Blakiston is 40 years of age.

81.7% of people living in the suburb of Blakiston were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 11.5% England, 1.4% Malaysia, 1.4% Germany, 1.4% Canada, 1.1% New Zealand.

97.4% of people living in Blakiston speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.7% German, 0.9% Language spoken at home not stated.

The religious makeup of Blakiston is 24.9% No religion, 19.1% Anglican, 13.7% Lutheran, 11.4% Catholic, 10.3% Uniting Church, 8.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.9% Pentecostal, 2.9% Christian, nfd, 2.3% Baptist, 2.0% Latter-day Saints.

71.1% of people are married, 22.0% have never married and 4.4% are divorced and 1.1% are separated. There are 4 widowed people living in Blakiston.

58.3% of the people living in Blakiston over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 37.2% are working on a part time basis. Blakiston has an unemployment rate of 1.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Blakiston are 19.4% Managers, 17.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 17.3% Professionals, 15.8% Technicians & trades workers, 12.2% Community & personal service workers, 7.7% Sales workers, 6.6% Labourers, 3.1% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Blakiston work in are 12.2% Construction, 12.2% Retail trade, 9.6% Education and training, 8.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.1% Health care and social assistance, 8.1% Manufacturing, 7.1% Public administration and safety, 7.1% Other services, 6.1% Accommodation and food services.

48.3% of homes are fully owned, and 49.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 0.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $803 per week and the median household income is $1868 per week.

The median rent in Blakiston is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2164 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Blakiston postcode 5250