Springfield Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Springfield (5062) is a suburb of Adelaide, Southern Suburbs, South Australia. It is about 6 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Springfield is in the federal electorate of Boothby.

In the 2011 census the population of Springfield was 525 and is comprised of approximately 50.3% females and 49.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Springfield is 48 years of age.

71.3% of people living in the suburb of Springfield were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.7% England, 3.6% China , 2.8% Italy, 2.3% Greece, 2.3% South Africa, 1.3% Malaysia, 0.8% Hong Kong , 0.8% Cyprus, 0.8% Canada, 0.8% Singapore, 0.8% Vietnam, 0.8% Lebanon, 0.8% United States of America, 0.6% Ireland.

82.9% of people living in Springfield speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.3% Greek, 2.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.3% Mandarin, 1.3% Italian, 1.3% Vietnamese, 1.1% Other, 1.1% Cantonese, 0.6% Tamil, 0.6% Other.

The religious makeup of Springfield is 25.0% No religion, 22.1% Catholic, 20.8% Anglican, 9.3% Uniting Church, 8.6% Eastern Orthodox, 5.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.1% Lutheran, 1.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.5% Pentecostal, 1.5% Baptist.

65.2% of people are married, 25.6% have never married and 4.0% are divorced and 1.3% are separated. There are 17 widowed people living in Springfield.

55.0% of the people living in Springfield over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 35.1% are working on a part time basis. Springfield has an unemployment rate of 4.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Springfield are 29.5% Professionals, 29.1% Managers, 11.9% Sales workers, 10.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.0% Community & personal service workers, 5.7% Technicians & trades workers, 1.9% Labourers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 1.1% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Springfield work in are 15.8% Health care and social assistance, 12.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.9% Retail trade, 7.5% Education and training, 7.1% Manufacturing, 5.6% Financial and insurance services, 5.6% Accommodation and food services, 4.5% Wholesale trade, 3.8% Administrative and support services.

55.1% of homes are fully owned, and 35.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 9.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $926 per week and the median household income is $2528 per week.

The median rent in Springfield is $462 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $4150 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Springfield postcode 5062