Upper Sturt Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Upper Sturt (5156) is a suburb of Adelaide, Adelaide Hills, South Australia. It is about 13 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Upper Sturt is in the federal electorates of Boothby, Mayo.

In the 2011 census the population of Upper Sturt was 1,005 and is comprised of approximately 47.4% females and 52.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Upper Sturt is 41 years of age.

78.1% of people living in the suburb of Upper Sturt were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 9.0% England, 2.0% Germany, 1.0% New Zealand, 1.0% Poland, 1.0% Scotland, 0.7% Jamaica, 0.7% United States of America, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.6% Malaysia, 0.5% Ethiopia, 0.5% Italy, 0.5% Israel, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% India.

93.0% of people living in Upper Sturt speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% German, 0.9% Polish, 0.6% Other, 0.3% Hindi, 0.3% Vietnamese, 0.3% Greek, 0.3% French, 0.3% Other .

The religious makeup of Upper Sturt is 42.3% No religion, 11.6% Uniting Church, 11.3% Catholic, 9.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 9.0% Anglican, 3.3% Lutheran, 3.2% Christian, nfd, 2.7% Baptist, 1.7% Other religious affiliation , 0.9% Buddhism.

58.3% of people are married, 27.6% have never married and 9.3% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 16 widowed people living in Upper Sturt.

56.3% of the people living in Upper Sturt over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.4% are working on a part time basis. Upper Sturt has an unemployment rate of 4.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Upper Sturt are 39.0% Professionals, 13.4% Managers, 12.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.6% Technicians & trades workers, 8.3% Community & personal service workers, 6.1% Sales workers, 5.2% Labourers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 0.9% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Upper Sturt work in are 14.9% Health care and social assistance, 14.2% Education and training, 12.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.2% Public administration and safety, 8.4% Retail trade, 5.2% Construction, 4.8% Manufacturing, 3.9% Accommodation and food services, 3.6% Other services.

35.0% of homes are fully owned, and 55.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 8.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $787 per week and the median household income is $1829 per week.

The median rent in Upper Sturt is $140 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1613 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Upper Sturt postcode 5156