Morphett Vale Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Morphett Vale (5162) is a suburb of Adelaide, Southern Suburbs, South Australia. It is about 23 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Morphett Vale is in the federal electorate of Kingston.

In the 2011 census the population of Morphett Vale was 22,602 and is comprised of approximately 51.0% females and 49.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Morphett Vale is 39 years of age.

74.1% of people living in the suburb of Morphett Vale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 9.7% England, 1.2% Scotland, 1.2% New Zealand, 0.9% Germany, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.5% Philippines, 0.5% India, 0.5% Poland, 0.3% China , 0.3% Italy, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Pakistan.

89.1% of people living in Morphett Vale speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% Other, 0.6% German, 0.5% Arabic, 0.5% Polish, 0.5% Greek, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Mandarin, 0.3% Dutch.

The religious makeup of Morphett Vale is 32.7% No religion, 16.0% Catholic, 15.0% Anglican, 9.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.8% Uniting Church, 3.3% Christian, nfd, 2.8% Lutheran, 2.4% Baptist, 1.5% Pentecostal, 1.3% Presbyterian and Reformed.

44.0% of people are married, 34.7% have never married and 11.9% are divorced and 3.6% are separated. There are 1067 widowed people living in Morphett Vale.

56.6% of the people living in Morphett Vale over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.8% are working on a part time basis. Morphett Vale has an unemployment rate of 6.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Morphett Vale are 18.6% Technicians & trades workers, 15.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.9% Community & personal service workers, 12.9% Labourers, 11.5% Sales workers, 10.8% Professionals, 8.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.4% Managers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Morphett Vale work in are 15.3% Health care and social assistance, 14.7% Retail trade, 12.9% Manufacturing, 9.1% Construction, 6.0% Public administration and safety, 5.3% Accommodation and food services, 4.9% Education and training, 4.9% Other services, 4.4% Transport, postal and warehousing.

27.4% of homes are fully owned, and 41.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 28.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $494 per week and the median household income is $913 per week.

The median rent in Morphett Vale is $230 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1300 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Morphett Vale postcode 5162