Welland Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Welland (5007) is a suburb of Adelaide, North & North East Suburbs, South Australia. It is about 5 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Welland is in the federal electorates of Hindmarsh, Port Adelaide.

In the 2011 census the population of Welland was 835 and is comprised of approximately 50.5% females and 49.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Welland is 41 years of age.

67.3% of people living in the suburb of Welland were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.6% Greece, 6.1% Italy, 3.0% India, 2.5% England, 1.7% Malta, 1.3% Vietnam, 1.2% China , 1.0% Iraq, 1.0% Bosnia and Herzegovina, 0.8% Scotland, 0.7% Germany, 0.6% Portugal, 0.6% Cambodia, 0.6% Philippines.

61.8% of people living in Welland speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 13.5% Greek, 8.1% Italian, 2.5% Arabic, 1.8% Punjabi, 1.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.6% Maltese, 1.2% Vietnamese, 0.8% Other, 0.7% Portuguese.

The religious makeup of Welland is 30.8% Catholic, 20.6% Eastern Orthodox, 20.4% No religion, 4.2% Anglican, 3.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.6% Uniting Church, 3.0% Islam, 2.9% Buddhism, 2.4% Lutheran, 2.2% Other Religious Groups.

46.3% of people are married, 36.4% have never married and 9.1% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 33 widowed people living in Welland.

57.7% of the people living in Welland over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.7% are working on a part time basis. Welland has an unemployment rate of 6.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Welland are 20.2% Professionals, 16.3% Technicians & trades workers, 14.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.1% Sales workers, 10.6% Managers, 10.1% Community & personal service workers, 8.3% Labourers, 6.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Welland work in are 14.1% Health care and social assistance, 10.7% Construction, 10.4% Retail trade, 9.1% Education and training, 8.4% Manufacturing, 7.0% Public administration and safety, 6.8% Accommodation and food services, 6.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.7% Financial and insurance services.

35.6% of homes are fully owned, and 29.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 30.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $446 per week and the median household income is $951 per week.

The median rent in Welland is $175 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

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