Ridleyton Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Ridleyton (5008) is a suburb of Adelaide, North & North East Suburbs, South Australia. It is about 4 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Ridleyton is in the federal electorate of Adelaide.

In the 2011 census the population of Ridleyton was 1,071 and is comprised of approximately 51.8% females and 48.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Ridleyton is 35 years of age.

60.7% of people living in the suburb of Ridleyton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.5% Vietnam, 3.9% England, 3.6% China , 3.0% India, 2.1% Malaysia, 1.9% Greece, 1.5% Italy, 0.9% Scotland, 0.9% Croatia, 0.7% Hong Kong , 0.7% Philippines, 0.7% Northern Ireland, 0.7% Saudi Arabia, 0.7% Cyprus.

62.5% of people living in Ridleyton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.7% Greek, 4.5% Vietnamese, 3.5% Cantonese, 3.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.0% Italian, 2.8% Mandarin, 2.1% Other, 1.4% Arabic, 1.2% Croatian.

The religious makeup of Ridleyton is 28.1% No religion, 23.3% Catholic, 10.3% Eastern Orthodox, 7.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.5% Anglican, 5.6% Buddhism, 3.9% Uniting Church, 3.6% Islam, 2.3% Lutheran, 2.2% Hinduism.

34.4% of people are married, 44.9% have never married and 11.0% are divorced and 3.6% are separated. There are 55 widowed people living in Ridleyton.

63.0% of the people living in Ridleyton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.4% are working on a part time basis. Ridleyton has an unemployment rate of 5.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Ridleyton are 24.4% Professionals, 16.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.0% Technicians & trades workers, 11.0% Community & personal service workers, 10.1% Sales workers, 10.1% Managers, 8.1% Labourers, 5.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Ridleyton work in are 14.1% Health care and social assistance, 11.0% Retail trade, 9.5% Manufacturing, 7.5% Public administration and safety, 7.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.4% Education and training, 5.7% Accommodation and food services, 5.5% Construction, 4.9% Other services.

17.2% of homes are fully owned, and 29.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 50.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $565 per week and the median household income is $942 per week.

The median rent in Ridleyton is $213 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1863 per month.

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