Christies Beach Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Christies Beach (5165) is a suburb of Adelaide, Southern Suburbs, South Australia. It is about 26 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Christies Beach is in the federal electorate of Kingston.

In the 2011 census the population of Christies Beach was 5,267 and is comprised of approximately 49.9% females and 50.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Christies Beach is 40 years of age.

67.1% of people living in the suburb of Christies Beach were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 14.9% England, 2.6% Scotland, 1.3% New Zealand, 1.0% Germany, 0.8% Netherlands, 0.7% Wales, 0.4% Philippines, 0.4% India, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Italy, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Denmark, 0.2% Greece, 0.2% Canada.

88.8% of people living in Christies Beach speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.0% Other, 0.6% Italian, 0.6% Dutch, 0.5% German, 0.4% Greek, 0.4% Arabic, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% French.

The religious makeup of Christies Beach is 36.9% No religion, 15.1% Anglican, 14.9% Catholic, 11.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.6% Uniting Church, 3.1% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Lutheran, 1.8% Baptist, 1.3% Pentecostal, 1.3% Other religious affiliation .

40.5% of people are married, 35.4% have never married and 12.4% are divorced and 4.2% are separated. There are 325 widowed people living in Christies Beach.

53.8% of the people living in Christies Beach over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.1% are working on a part time basis. Christies Beach has an unemployment rate of 8.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Christies Beach are 20.5% Technicians & trades workers, 14.2% Professionals, 13.7% Community & personal service workers, 12.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.4% Labourers, 10.2% Sales workers, 8.2% Managers, 6.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Christies Beach work in are 15.7% Health care and social assistance, 12.4% Manufacturing, 11.6% Retail trade, 10.9% Construction, 6.4% Public administration and safety, 6.3% Accommodation and food services, 6.1% Education and training, 5.3% Other services, 4.2% Administrative and support services.

31.9% of homes are fully owned, and 25.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 40.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $457 per week and the median household income is $821 per week.

The median rent in Christies Beach is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1374 per month.

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