Gilberton Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Gilberton (5081) is a suburb of Adelaide, North & North East Suburbs, South Australia. It is about 3 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Gilberton is in the federal electorate of Adelaide.

In the 2011 census the population of Gilberton was 1,365 and is comprised of approximately 47.0% females and 53.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Gilberton is 43 years of age.

64.6% of people living in the suburb of Gilberton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.5% England, 2.7% India, 1.8% China , 1.2% New Zealand, 1.0% Italy, 1.0% Scotland, 0.8% Malaysia, 0.8% Afghanistan, 0.7% Germany, 0.7% Poland, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.6% Iran, 0.6% Hong Kong , 0.5% Vietnam.

74.6% of people living in Gilberton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.2% Other, 2.1% Mandarin, 1.7% Greek, 1.5% Italian, 1.2% Arabic, 1.2% Persian, 1.1% Other, 1.0% Cantonese.

The religious makeup of Gilberton is 28.4% No religion, 19.4% Catholic, 18.2% Anglican, 10.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.5% Uniting Church, 3.7% Eastern Orthodox, 3.1% Lutheran, 2.6% Islam, 1.9% Buddhism, 1.8% Hinduism.

46.0% of people are married, 37.6% have never married and 9.2% are divorced and 2.3% are separated. There are 58 widowed people living in Gilberton.

52.2% of the people living in Gilberton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 36.0% are working on a part time basis. Gilberton has an unemployment rate of 5.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Gilberton are 39.9% Professionals, 14.6% Managers, 12.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.1% Community & personal service workers, 7.2% Sales workers, 6.5% Labourers, 6.0% Technicians & trades workers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 1.8% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Gilberton work in are 19.4% Health care and social assistance, 11.6% Education and training, 9.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.3% Retail trade, 6.8% Accommodation and food services, 6.0% Public administration and safety, 6.0% Manufacturing, 4.8% Construction, 4.5% Other services.

34.5% of homes are fully owned, and 22.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 35.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $674 per week and the median household income is $1252 per week.

The median rent in Gilberton is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1400 per month.

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