Hillcrest Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Hillcrest (5086) is a suburb of Adelaide, North & North East Suburbs, South Australia. It is about 8 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Hillcrest is in the federal electorate of Sturt.

In the 2011 census the population of Hillcrest was 3,084 and is comprised of approximately 53.3% females and 46.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Hillcrest is 34 years of age.

65.1% of people living in the suburb of Hillcrest were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.2% India, 4.2% China , 3.9% England, 1.2% Philippines, 1.2% Hong Kong , 1.1% Malaysia, 0.9% Vietnam, 0.7% Poland, 0.6% Germany, 0.6% Italy, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% New Zealand, 0.5% Afghanistan, 0.4% South Africa.

66.9% of people living in Hillcrest speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.4% Mandarin, 4.3% Other, 4.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.9% Cantonese, 2.2% Other, 1.5% Italian, 1.1% Greek, 1.1% Hindi, 1.0% Vietnamese.

The religious makeup of Hillcrest is 27.5% No religion, 18.2% Catholic, 9.0% Anglican, 8.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.0% Uniting Church, 3.8% Hinduism, 3.5% Buddhism, 3.4% Lutheran, 3.1% Eastern Orthodox, 3.1% Islam.

46.6% of people are married, 35.1% have never married and 9.0% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 149 widowed people living in Hillcrest.

58.0% of the people living in Hillcrest over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.8% are working on a part time basis. Hillcrest has an unemployment rate of 6.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Hillcrest are 23.3% Professionals, 15.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.4% Community & personal service workers, 11.6% Technicians & trades workers, 10.8% Labourers, 9.1% Sales workers, 8.2% Managers, 6.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Hillcrest work in are 15.8% Health care and social assistance, 12.5% Manufacturing, 9.6% Retail trade, 8.0% Public administration and safety, 7.3% Accommodation and food services, 7.0% Education and training, 6.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.8% Construction, 4.5% Other services.

21.8% of homes are fully owned, and 37.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 34.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $531 per week and the median household income is $997 per week.

The median rent in Hillcrest is $248 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

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