Echunga Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Echunga (5153) is a suburb of Adelaide, Adelaide Hills, South Australia. It is about 27 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Echunga is in the federal electorate of Mayo.

In the 2011 census the population of Echunga was 1,050 and is comprised of approximately 49.3% females and 50.7% males.

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

85.4% of people living in the suburb of Echunga were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.2% England, 0.9% New Zealand, 0.8% Scotland, 0.7% Germany, 0.7% Ireland, 0.5% Mauritius, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.4% Switzerland, 0.4% Papua New Guinea, 0.4% Italy, 0.4% Canada, 0.3% China , 0.3% South Africa.

93.5% of people living in Echunga speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.0% Other, 0.7% Greek, 0.6% German, 0.4% Italian, 0.4% Spanish, 0.3% French, 0.3% Other, 0.3% Dutch.

The religious makeup of Echunga is 32.0% No religion, 13.8% Catholic, 12.6% Uniting Church, 11.5% Anglican, 10.1% Lutheran, 8.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.0% Baptist, 1.6% Other religious affiliation , 1.4% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Other Christian.

56.2% of people are married, 28.6% have never married and 9.9% are divorced and 1.3% are separated. There are 32 widowed people living in Echunga.

55.4% of the people living in Echunga over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.9% are working on a part time basis. Echunga has an unemployment rate of 2.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Echunga are 23.7% Professionals, 15.9% Technicians & trades workers, 13.6% Managers, 13.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.2% Labourers, 8.3% Community & personal service workers, 7.4% Sales workers, 6.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Echunga work in are 13.6% Health care and social assistance, 8.9% Construction, 8.2% Education and training, 7.6% Public administration and safety, 7.6% Retail trade, 7.1% Manufacturing, 6.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 5.8% Accommodation and food services.

35.3% of homes are fully owned, and 46.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 14.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $628 per week and the median household income is $1391 per week.

The median rent in Echunga is $254 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Echunga postcode 5153