Walkley Heights Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Walkley Heights (5098) is a suburb of Adelaide, North & North East Suburbs, South Australia. It is about 10 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Walkley Heights is in the federal electorate of Makin.

In the 2011 census the population of Walkley Heights was 3,507 and is comprised of approximately 52.5% females and 47.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Walkley Heights is 37 years of age.

71.2% of people living in the suburb of Walkley Heights were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.4% England, 1.7% Vietnam, 1.6% India, 1.2% Philippines, 1.1% Bosnia and Herzegovina, 0.9% Poland, 0.9% China , 0.8% Netherlands, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Italy, 0.6% Iran, 0.6% Cambodia, 0.5% New Zealand, 0.5% Croatia.

77.1% of people living in Walkley Heights speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.3% Other, 2.2% Vietnamese, 1.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.8% Italian, 1.3% Cantonese, 1.3% Polish, 1.0% Other, 1.0% Greek, 0.8% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Walkley Heights is 24.4% Catholic, 23.0% No religion, 11.2% Anglican, 7.3% Uniting Church, 6.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.7% Lutheran, 3.9% Buddhism, 3.1% Islam, 2.9% Baptist, 2.6% Christian, nfd.

59.2% of people are married, 24.5% have never married and 6.6% are divorced and 1.8% are separated. There are 216 widowed people living in Walkley Heights.

62.7% of the people living in Walkley Heights over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.4% are working on a part time basis. Walkley Heights has an unemployment rate of 3.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Walkley Heights are 21.6% Professionals, 17.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.5% Technicians & trades workers, 11.8% Managers, 9.2% Labourers, 9.1% Sales workers, 8.9% Community & personal service workers, 6.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Walkley Heights work in are 12.7% Health care and social assistance, 12.1% Manufacturing, 11.1% Retail trade, 9.7% Public administration and safety, 8.8% Education and training, 6.3% Construction, 6.0% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.8% Wholesale trade.

25.7% of homes are fully owned, and 49.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 14.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $603 per week and the median household income is $1364 per week.

The median rent in Walkley Heights is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

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