Macdonald Park Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Macdonald Park (5121) is a suburb of Adelaide, North & North East Suburbs, South Australia. It is about 29 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Macdonald Park is in the federal electorate of Wakefield.

In the 2011 census the population of Macdonald Park was 455 and is comprised of approximately 47.5% females and 52.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Macdonald Park is 45 years of age.

65.6% of people living in the suburb of Macdonald Park were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 11.8% England, 3.3% Italy, 2.6% Vietnam, 2.0% Greece, 1.8% Germany, 1.5% India, 1.3% Laos, 1.1% Scotland, 1.1% United States of America, 0.9% Thailand, 0.7% Netherlands.

80.1% of people living in Macdonald Park speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.1% Vietnamese, 3.3% Italian, 2.0% Other, 1.7% Greek, 1.3% Khmer, 1.1% Other, 0.7% German, 0.7% Filipino .

The religious makeup of Macdonald Park is 28.2% No religion, 19.9% Catholic, 13.1% Anglican, 10.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.5% Uniting Church, 4.6% Buddhism, 2.8% Baptist, 2.6% Eastern Orthodox, 2.4% Other Christian, 2.2% Lutheran.

54.8% of people are married, 28.9% have never married and 8.5% are divorced and 4.1% are separated. There are 14 widowed people living in Macdonald Park.

53.8% of the people living in Macdonald Park over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.6% are working on a part time basis. Macdonald Park has an unemployment rate of 6.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Macdonald Park are 20.0% Technicians & trades workers, 14.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 13.3% Labourers, 12.4% Managers, 10.7% Sales workers, 7.1% Community & personal service workers, 5.3% Professionals, 2.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Macdonald Park work in are 14.5% Construction, 13.2% Manufacturing, 7.9% Health care and social assistance, 7.9% Retail trade, 6.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.6% Public administration and safety, 6.6% Other services, 6.1% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 5.3% Wholesale trade.

41.9% of homes are fully owned, and 49.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 6.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $469 per week and the median household income is $1115 per week.

The median rent in Macdonald Park is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Macdonald Park postcode 5121