Charleston Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Charleston (5244) is a suburb of Adelaide, Adelaide Hills, South Australia. It is about 27 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Charleston is in the federal electorate of Mayo.

In the 2011 census the population of Charleston was 516 and is comprised of approximately 47.3% females and 52.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Charleston is 39 years of age.

88.6% of people living in the suburb of Charleston were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.6% England, 0.8% Canada, 0.8% Netherlands, 0.8% New Zealand.

95.4% of people living in Charleston speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% German, 0.6% Other, 0.6% Croatian.

The religious makeup of Charleston is 30.2% No religion, 23.4% Lutheran, 12.4% Uniting Church, 9.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.9% Anglican, 7.8% Catholic, 2.9% Christian, nfd, 2.1% Baptist, 1.6% Other religious affiliation , 0.8% Presbyterian and Reformed.

58.6% of people are married, 29.7% have never married and 8.5% are divorced and 1.7% are separated. There are 6 widowed people living in Charleston.

54.1% of the people living in Charleston over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.7% are working on a part time basis. Charleston has an unemployment rate of 5.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Charleston are 18.1% Technicians & trades workers, 17.4% Professionals, 16.0% Managers, 14.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.7% Labourers, 7.8% Community & personal service workers, 7.8% Sales workers, 3.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Charleston work in are 12.5% Retail trade, 12.5% Education and training, 11.8% Construction, 11.8% Health care and social assistance, 11.5% Manufacturing, 10.8% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 4.5% Public administration and safety, 4.5% Administrative and support services, 4.2% Financial and insurance services.

32.4% of homes are fully owned, and 58.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 7.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $636 per week and the median household income is $1458 per week.

The median rent in Charleston is $225 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Charleston postcode 5244