Collinswood Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Collinswood (5081) is a suburb of Adelaide, North & North East Suburbs, South Australia. It is about 5 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Collinswood is in the federal electorate of Adelaide.

In the 2011 census the population of Collinswood was 1,312 and is comprised of approximately 52.0% females and 48.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Collinswood is 34 years of age.

69.0% of people living in the suburb of Collinswood were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.1% India, 5.5% England, 2.9% China , 1.2% Vietnam, 1.0% Malaysia, 1.0% Sri Lanka, 0.8% Nepal, 0.7% Iran, 0.5% Italy, 0.5% Greece, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% Congo, Democratic Republic of, 0.4% Inadequately described, 0.4% South Sudan.

73.5% of people living in Collinswood speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.6% Other, 2.9% Greek, 2.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.2% Mandarin, 2.1% Vietnamese, 1.9% Other, 1.8% Italian, 1.6% Punjabi, 0.9% Cantonese.

The religious makeup of Collinswood is 24.8% No religion, 22.2% Catholic, 13.2% Anglican, 8.4% Uniting Church, 7.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.6% Eastern Orthodox, 4.6% Hinduism, 3.5% Buddhism, 2.6% Other Religious Groups, 2.2% Lutheran.

45.2% of people are married, 39.3% have never married and 8.3% are divorced and 2.0% are separated. There are 56 widowed people living in Collinswood.

59.5% of the people living in Collinswood over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.9% are working on a part time basis. Collinswood has an unemployment rate of 3.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Collinswood are 30.2% Professionals, 15.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.2% Sales workers, 10.7% Managers, 10.5% Technicians & trades workers, 9.4% Community & personal service workers, 5.6% Labourers, 4.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Collinswood work in are 16.9% Health care and social assistance, 12.7% Retail trade, 10.0% Education and training, 7.8% Manufacturing, 7.7% Public administration and safety, 7.0% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.4% Accommodation and food services, 6.0% Construction, 4.1% Financial and insurance services.

27.0% of homes are fully owned, and 29.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 39.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $709 per week and the median household income is $1171 per week.

The median rent in Collinswood is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1894 per month.

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