Payneham Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Payneham (5070) is a suburb of Adelaide, Eastern Suburbs, South Australia. It is about 5 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Payneham is in the federal electorates of Adelaide, Sturt.

In the 2011 census the population of Payneham was 2,220 and is comprised of approximately 54.1% females and 45.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Payneham is 37 years of age.

61.6% of people living in the suburb of Payneham were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 8.8% Italy, 3.8% India, 3.3% China , 3.3% England, 1.6% Malaysia, 0.9% Korea, Republic of , 0.8% Sri Lanka, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.6% Nepal, 0.6% Philippines, 0.6% Bangladesh, 0.5% Germany, 0.5% United States of America, 0.5% Greece.

64.4% of people living in Payneham speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 13.0% Italian, 5.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.1% Mandarin, 2.1% Other, 1.5% Greek, 1.4% Punjabi, 1.0% Other, 0.8% Korean, 0.8% Cantonese.

The religious makeup of Payneham is 33.1% Catholic, 23.1% No religion, 7.4% Anglican, 7.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.4% Uniting Church, 3.3% Lutheran, 2.7% Buddhism, 2.5% Other Religious Groups, 2.5% Hinduism, 2.4% Eastern Orthodox.

39.0% of people are married, 40.1% have never married and 9.4% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 168 widowed people living in Payneham.

61.5% of the people living in Payneham over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.7% are working on a part time basis. Payneham has an unemployment rate of 4.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Payneham are 30.8% Professionals, 15.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.7% Technicians & trades workers, 11.1% Community & personal service workers, 9.8% Managers, 8.9% Sales workers, 8.3% Labourers, 2.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Payneham work in are 18.4% Health care and social assistance, 10.3% Education and training, 8.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.2% Retail trade, 7.8% Public administration and safety, 7.0% Accommodation and food services, 7.0% Construction, 6.6% Manufacturing, 4.0% Financial and insurance services.

29.0% of homes are fully owned, and 28.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 37.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $584 per week and the median household income is $995 per week.

The median rent in Payneham is $240 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1639 per month.

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