Mount Pleasant Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Mount Pleasant (5235) is a suburb of Adelaide, Adelaide Hills, South Australia. It is about 45 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Mount Pleasant is in the federal electorates of Barker, Mayo.

In the 2011 census the population of Mount Pleasant was 959 and is comprised of approximately 51.7% females and 48.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Mount Pleasant is 46 years of age.

75.1% of people living in the suburb of Mount Pleasant were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 8.4% England, 1.4% Germany, 1.0% Netherlands, 0.8% Scotland, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% Ethiopia, 0.4% France, 0.4% Egypt, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% Italy, 0.4% Wales.

88.4% of people living in Mount Pleasant speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 9.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% Italian, 0.5% German, 0.3% French, 0.3% Other, 0.3% Vietnamese.

The religious makeup of Mount Pleasant is 26.8% No religion, 18.8% Anglican, 16.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 12.4% Catholic, 10.0% Uniting Church, 6.9% Lutheran, 3.0% Christian, nfd, 1.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 0.9% Other Protestant, 0.7% Salvation Army.

54.2% of people are married, 24.9% have never married and 7.9% are divorced and 4.6% are separated. There are 68 widowed people living in Mount Pleasant.

54.9% of the people living in Mount Pleasant over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 36.6% are working on a part time basis. Mount Pleasant has an unemployment rate of 3.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Mount Pleasant are 17.8% Labourers, 16.9% Technicians & trades workers, 14.4% Managers, 13.1% Professionals, 10.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.9% Community & personal service workers, 8.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.3% Sales workers, 3.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Mount Pleasant work in are 15.3% Manufacturing, 11.3% Health care and social assistance, 9.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 8.3% Retail trade, 8.3% Education and training, 7.2% Construction, 5.6% Other services, 5.4% Public administration and safety, 4.1% Professional, scientific and technical services.

40.2% of homes are fully owned, and 40.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 16.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $519 per week and the median household income is $1053 per week.

The median rent in Mount Pleasant is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1307 per month.

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