Glenelg East Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Glenelg East (5045) is a suburb of Adelaide, Southern Suburbs, South Australia. It is about 10 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Glenelg East is in the federal electorate of Hindmarsh.

In the 2011 census the population of Glenelg East was 3,701 and is comprised of approximately 51.2% females and 48.8% males.

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

77.3% of people living in the suburb of Glenelg East were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.1% England, 1.5% India, 1.1% Scotland, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.6% China , 0.6% South Africa, 0.6% Ireland, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% Italy, 0.4% Germany, 0.4% Philippines, 0.4% Malaysia, 0.4% United States of America, 0.4% Poland.

87.9% of people living in Glenelg East speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Greek, 0.9% Other, 0.7% Spanish, 0.7% Mandarin, 0.6% Other, 0.5% Italian, 0.4% Cantonese, 0.4% German.

The religious makeup of Glenelg East is 27.1% No religion, 25.9% Catholic, 15.6% Anglican, 8.7% Uniting Church, 6.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.1% Lutheran, 2.5% Eastern Orthodox, 1.9% Christian, nfd, 1.7% Baptist, 1.1% Hinduism.

43.8% of people are married, 36.2% have never married and 10.4% are divorced and 3.1% are separated. There are 204 widowed people living in Glenelg East.

57.8% of the people living in Glenelg East over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.6% are working on a part time basis. Glenelg East has an unemployment rate of 4.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Glenelg East are 24.2% Professionals, 16.0% Managers, 15.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.8% Technicians & trades workers, 11.5% Community & personal service workers, 9.6% Sales workers, 6.4% Labourers, 2.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Glenelg East work in are 13.0% Health care and social assistance, 10.1% Retail trade, 8.8% Education and training, 8.8% Public administration and safety, 8.3% Accommodation and food services, 7.8% Construction, 7.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.0% Manufacturing, 4.7% Financial and insurance services.

34.8% of homes are fully owned, and 27.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 33.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $693 per week and the median household income is $1174 per week.

The median rent in Glenelg East is $260 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1800 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Glenelg East postcode 5045