Myrtle Bank Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Myrtle Bank (5064) is a suburb of Adelaide, Eastern Suburbs, South Australia. It is about 5 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Myrtle Bank is in the federal electorate of Sturt.

In the 2011 census the population of Myrtle Bank was 2,940 and is comprised of approximately 56.8% females and 43.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Myrtle Bank is 50 years of age.

72.6% of people living in the suburb of Myrtle Bank were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.1% England, 1.3% India, 1.2% Germany, 1.1% Scotland, 1.1% China , 0.9% New Zealand, 0.7% Malaysia, 0.7% Greece, 0.6% Korea, Republic of , 0.6% Vietnam, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% Iran, 0.5% Italy, 0.4% South Africa.

84.4% of people living in Myrtle Bank speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.6% Greek, 1.5% Mandarin, 1.4% Italian, 1.0% German, 0.9% Other, 0.6% Cantonese, 0.6% Korean, 0.5% Vietnamese.

The religious makeup of Myrtle Bank is 24.0% No religion, 20.0% Catholic, 17.4% Anglican, 9.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 9.7% Uniting Church, 3.5% Lutheran, 3.4% Eastern Orthodox, 2.3% Baptist, 2.0% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Buddhism.

48.9% of people are married, 25.0% have never married and 8.2% are divorced and 1.4% are separated. There are 411 widowed people living in Myrtle Bank.

55.7% of the people living in Myrtle Bank over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 35.5% are working on a part time basis. Myrtle Bank has an unemployment rate of 4.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Myrtle Bank are 40.2% Professionals, 14.6% Managers, 12.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.2% Sales workers, 8.1% Technicians & trades workers, 7.7% Community & personal service workers, 3.9% Labourers, 1.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Myrtle Bank work in are 18.3% Health care and social assistance, 12.6% Education and training, 11.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.9% Retail trade, 6.8% Public administration and safety, 5.6% Construction, 5.3% Accommodation and food services, 5.2% Manufacturing, 4.0% Financial and insurance services.

40.5% of homes are fully owned, and 25.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 18.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $678 per week and the median household income is $1379 per week.

The median rent in Myrtle Bank is $290 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

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