South Plympton Demographics (SA) Local Stats

South Plympton (5038) is a suburb of Adelaide, Western & Beach Suburbs, South Australia. It is about 7 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. South Plympton is in the federal electorate of Hindmarsh.

In the 2011 census the population of South Plympton was 3,984 and is comprised of approximately 53.1% females and 46.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of South Plympton is 38 years of age.

68.5% of people living in the suburb of South Plympton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.1% China , 3.4% England, 2.5% India, 1.4% Philippines, 1.3% Greece, 1.1% Malaysia, 1.1% New Zealand, 1.0% Italy, 1.0% Vietnam, 0.7% Cambodia, 0.6% Germany, 0.5% Scotland, 0.4% Nepal, 0.3% Hong Kong .

71.6% of people living in South Plympton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.0% Greek, 3.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.8% Mandarin, 2.6% Other, 2.0% Cantonese, 1.5% Italian, 1.0% Other, 0.8% Hindi, 0.8% Punjabi.

The religious makeup of South Plympton is 25.7% No religion, 20.5% Catholic, 9.9% Anglican, 8.4% Uniting Church, 7.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.0% Eastern Orthodox, 3.5% Lutheran, 3.3% Buddhism, 2.9% Christian, nfd, 2.5% Baptist.

44.0% of people are married, 36.0% have never married and 8.9% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 278 widowed people living in South Plympton.

59.0% of the people living in South Plympton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.7% are working on a part time basis. South Plympton has an unemployment rate of 4.5%.

The main occupations of people living in South Plympton are 23.2% Professionals, 16.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.0% Technicians & trades workers, 10.7% Community & personal service workers, 9.6% Managers, 9.5% Sales workers, 8.8% Labourers, 5.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from South Plympton work in are 13.5% Health care and social assistance, 11.2% Retail trade, 8.9% Manufacturing, 8.4% Education and training, 7.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.4% Accommodation and food services, 7.0% Public administration and safety, 6.0% Construction, 4.8% Other services.

30.6% of homes are fully owned, and 31.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 30.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $549 per week and the median household income is $977 per week.

The median rent in South Plympton is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1603 per month.

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