Payneham South Demographics (SA) Local Stats

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

In the 2011 census the population of Payneham South was 1,545 and is comprised of approximately 52.6% females and 47.4% males.

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

64.9% of people living in the suburb of Payneham South were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.4% Italy, 3.8% China , 2.8% England, 1.9% India, 1.1% Greece, 0.8% Sri Lanka, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.6% Ireland, 0.6% Hong Kong , 0.6% Iran, 0.6% South Africa, 0.6% Philippines, 0.6% Malaysia, 0.5% Peru.

66.2% of people living in Payneham South speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 12.7% Italian, 4.1% Mandarin, 3.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.7% Greek, 1.4% Other, 1.0% Other, 1.0% Spanish, 0.8% Persian, 0.8% Cantonese.

The religious makeup of Payneham South is 36.8% Catholic, 23.0% No religion, 8.2% Anglican, 6.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.0% Uniting Church, 3.8% Eastern Orthodox, 2.1% Pentecostal, 2.0% Buddhism, 1.9% Lutheran, 1.7% Other Religious Groups.

41.3% of people are married, 37.8% have never married and 9.1% are divorced and 2.1% are separated. There are 126 widowed people living in Payneham South.

58.2% of the people living in Payneham South over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.0% are working on a part time basis. Payneham South has an unemployment rate of 6.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Payneham South are 25.0% Professionals, 18.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.0% Managers, 10.8% Sales workers, 10.4% Technicians & trades workers, 10.2% Community & personal service workers, 8.3% Labourers, 3.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Payneham South work in are 13.4% Health care and social assistance, 13.3% Retail trade, 8.7% Construction, 8.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.7% Education and training, 7.9% Public administration and safety, 6.8% Accommodation and food services, 6.6% Manufacturing, 3.7% Administrative and support services.

34.0% of homes are fully owned, and 25.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 36.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $535 per week and the median household income is $1015 per week.

The median rent in Payneham South is $260 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1541 per month.

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