Stirling Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Stirling (5152) is a suburb of Adelaide, Adelaide Hills, South Australia. It is about 14 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Stirling is in the federal electorate of Mayo.

In the 2011 census the population of Stirling was 2,947 and is comprised of approximately 51.4% females and 48.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Stirling is 44 years of age.

75.8% of people living in the suburb of Stirling were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 10.7% England, 1.4% Germany, 1.3% Scotland, 1.1% New Zealand, 1.0% United States of America, 0.8% South Africa, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% India, 0.3% China , 0.3% Isle of Man, 0.3% Poland, 0.3% Malaysia, 0.2% Italy.

92.9% of people living in Stirling speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.7% German, 0.5% Italian, 0.4% Other, 0.3% Polish, 0.3% French, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% Dutch, 0.2% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Stirling is 35.3% No religion, 20.0% Anglican, 14.1% Catholic, 9.0% Uniting Church, 7.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.7% Lutheran, 2.1% Christian, nfd, 2.0% Baptist, 1.5% Buddhism, 1.4% Presbyterian and Reformed.

60.8% of people are married, 23.9% have never married and 7.7% are divorced and 2.0% are separated. There are 133 widowed people living in Stirling.

54.3% of the people living in Stirling over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 36.4% are working on a part time basis. Stirling has an unemployment rate of 3.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Stirling are 39.3% Professionals, 17.3% Managers, 12.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.6% Technicians & trades workers, 7.8% Community & personal service workers, 7.8% Sales workers, 3.5% Labourers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 1.6% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Stirling work in are 17.2% Health care and social assistance, 13.5% Education and training, 12.0% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.6% Retail trade, 7.3% Public administration and safety, 6.5% Construction, 5.1% Accommodation and food services, 5.0% Manufacturing, 3.8% Financial and insurance services.

42.9% of homes are fully owned, and 41.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 9.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $752 per week and the median household income is $1837 per week.

The median rent in Stirling is $330 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Stirling postcode 5152