Kilkenny Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Kilkenny (5009) is a suburb of Adelaide, Western & Beach Suburbs, South Australia. It is about 7 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Kilkenny is in the federal electorate of Port Adelaide.

In the 2011 census the population of Kilkenny was 1,634 and is comprised of approximately 51.2% females and 48.8% males.

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

59.4% of people living in the suburb of Kilkenny were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.7% Vietnam, 4.2% Italy, 2.9% England, 2.4% India, 2.1% Greece, 1.5% China , 1.0% Cambodia, 1.0% Croatia, 0.9% South Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.8% Congo, Democratic Republic of, 0.8% Sri Lanka, 0.6% Jordan, 0.6% Tanzania, 0.6% Philippines.

58.0% of people living in Kilkenny speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.1% Vietnamese, 5.9% Other, 5.8% Italian, 4.7% Greek, 4.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.6% Serbian, 1.6% Arabic, 1.4% Croatian, 1.3% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Kilkenny is 28.4% Catholic, 18.7% No religion, 11.1% Eastern Orthodox, 6.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.8% Anglican, 6.1% Uniting Church, 5.6% Buddhism, 4.0% Islam, 3.3% Christian, nfd, 2.2% Baptist.

45.5% of people are married, 34.4% have never married and 7.0% are divorced and 3.2% are separated. There are 132 widowed people living in Kilkenny.

55.5% of the people living in Kilkenny over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.6% are working on a part time basis. Kilkenny has an unemployment rate of 7.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Kilkenny are 19.6% Professionals, 15.6% Technicians & trades workers, 15.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.7% Labourers, 10.1% Managers, 9.2% Community & personal service workers, 9.0% Sales workers, 6.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 3.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Kilkenny work in are 14.5% Manufacturing, 10.3% Retail trade, 9.8% Public administration and safety, 9.0% Health care and social assistance, 8.6% Education and training, 7.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.7% Accommodation and food services, 6.1% Construction, 5.0% Administrative and support services.

32.4% of homes are fully owned, and 29.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $454 per week and the median household income is $906 per week.

The median rent in Kilkenny is $243 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Kilkenny postcode 5009