Verdun Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Verdun (5245) is a suburb of Adelaide, Adelaide Hills, South Australia. It is about 19 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Verdun is in the federal electorate of Mayo.

In the 2011 census the population of Verdun was 662 and is comprised of approximately 50.2% females and 49.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Verdun is 43 years of age.

82.4% of people living in the suburb of Verdun were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.4% England, 1.4% Germany, 1.2% Canada, 0.8% Wales, 0.8% New Zealand, 0.6% South Africa, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% Czech Republic, 0.5% Italy, 0.5% United States of America, 0.5% Netherlands.

93.1% of people living in Verdun speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.7% Other, 1.2% Italian, 1.1% German.

The religious makeup of Verdun is 31.1% No religion, 16.6% Anglican, 13.3% Uniting Church, 12.8% Catholic, 9.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.6% Lutheran, 2.3% Christian, nfd, 2.0% Other Christian, 1.8% Buddhism, 1.5% Other religious affiliation .

61.2% of people are married, 28.7% have never married and 5.6% are divorced and 0.8% are separated. There are 20 widowed people living in Verdun.

50.7% of the people living in Verdun over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 39.7% are working on a part time basis. Verdun has an unemployment rate of 0.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Verdun are 26.0% Professionals, 24.2% Managers, 11.2% Technicians & trades workers, 9.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.6% Community & personal service workers, 7.4% Sales workers, 5.6% Labourers, 4.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Verdun work in are 13.4% Health care and social assistance, 10.5% Education and training, 10.2% Retail trade, 9.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 6.7% Construction, 6.1% Accommodation and food services, 6.1% Manufacturing, 5.8% Public administration and safety.

42.0% of homes are fully owned, and 46.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 10.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $633 per week and the median household income is $1757 per week.

The median rent in Verdun is $350 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1600 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Verdun postcode 5245