Clapham Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Clapham (5062) is a suburb of Adelaide, Southern Suburbs, South Australia. It is about 7 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Clapham is in the federal electorate of Boothby.

In the 2011 census the population of Clapham was 1,620 and is comprised of approximately 50.2% females and 49.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Clapham is 38 years of age.

81.9% of people living in the suburb of Clapham were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.9% England, 1.2% India, 1.1% China , 0.9% Italy, 0.9% Scotland, 0.9% Greece, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.7% Singapore, 0.6% Sri Lanka, 0.6% Pakistan, 0.4% Lithuania, 0.4% United States of America, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.3% Switzerland.

88.9% of people living in Clapham speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Greek, 0.9% Other, 0.9% Mandarin, 0.8% Italian, 0.5% Sinhalese, 0.5% Urdu, 0.5% German, 0.4% Hindi.

The religious makeup of Clapham is 32.2% No religion, 17.4% Catholic, 11.6% Anglican, 10.2% Uniting Church, 8.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.8% Lutheran, 2.7% Eastern Orthodox, 2.6% Baptist, 2.3% Christian, nfd, 1.7% Pentecostal.

51.5% of people are married, 35.5% have never married and 7.0% are divorced and 1.1% are separated. There are 63 widowed people living in Clapham.

56.2% of the people living in Clapham over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 35.4% are working on a part time basis. Clapham has an unemployment rate of 3.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Clapham are 36.2% Professionals, 12.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.4% Managers, 9.7% Community & personal service workers, 9.6% Labourers, 8.8% Sales workers, 8.7% Technicians & trades workers, 1.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Clapham work in are 21.3% Health care and social assistance, 15.0% Education and training, 9.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.5% Public administration and safety, 8.0% Retail trade, 5.8% Manufacturing, 4.8% Construction, 4.5% Accommodation and food services, 4.0% Financial and insurance services.

38.7% of homes are fully owned, and 44.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $679 per week and the median household income is $1628 per week.

The median rent in Clapham is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

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