Fitzroy Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Fitzroy (5082) is a suburb of Adelaide, North & North East Suburbs, South Australia. It is about 3 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Fitzroy is in the federal electorate of Adelaide.

In the 2011 census the population of Fitzroy was 793 and is comprised of approximately 50.8% females and 49.2% males.

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

69.4% of people living in the suburb of Fitzroy were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.5% England, 4.4% Italy, 3.3% Vietnam, 2.3% India, 1.9% China , 1.9% Greece, 1.4% Malaysia, 1.0% Croatia, 0.9% Singapore, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% Taiwan, 0.5% Serbia, 0.5% Japan, 0.5% Finland.

72.9% of people living in Fitzroy speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.2% Vietnamese, 4.7% Italian, 4.7% Greek, 1.8% Mandarin, 1.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% Other, 1.0% Punjabi, 0.9% Cantonese, 0.8% Maltese.

The religious makeup of Fitzroy is 29.1% Catholic, 21.4% No religion, 11.9% Anglican, 8.7% Eastern Orthodox, 7.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.1% Uniting Church, 3.7% Buddhism, 1.5% Baptist, 1.4% Lutheran, 1.4% Hinduism.

53.1% of people are married, 33.2% have never married and 5.8% are divorced and 2.2% are separated. There are 38 widowed people living in Fitzroy.

58.2% of the people living in Fitzroy over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 35.9% are working on a part time basis. Fitzroy has an unemployment rate of 0.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Fitzroy are 26.6% Professionals, 17.5% Managers, 15.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.6% Sales workers, 11.0% Technicians & trades workers, 5.8% Labourers, 5.1% Community & personal service workers, 4.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Fitzroy work in are 12.3% Health care and social assistance, 11.3% Retail trade, 9.7% Education and training, 8.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.3% Manufacturing, 8.1% Public administration and safety, 6.5% Accommodation and food services, 6.5% Construction, 5.1% Wholesale trade.

43.1% of homes are fully owned, and 31.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $715 per week and the median household income is $1629 per week.

The median rent in Fitzroy is $265 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1874 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Fitzroy postcode 5082