Hawker Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Hawker (5434) is a suburb of Far North, Far North, South Australia. It is about 338 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Hawker is in the federal electorate of Grey.

In the 2011 census the population of Hawker was 492 and is comprised of approximately 48.0% females and 52.0% males.

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

82.9% of people living in the suburb of Hawker were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.9% England, 1.4% Netherlands, 1.2% Germany, 1.0% South Africa, 1.0% Korea, Republic of , 1.0% Philippines, 0.8% New Zealand.

86.8% of people living in Hawker speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.6% Australian Indigenous Languages , 1.2% Other, 1.2% Filipino , 1.2% German, 0.6% Greek, 0.6% Dutch, 0.6% Korean, 0.6% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Hawker is 27.6% Uniting Church, 20.5% No religion, 19.1% Catholic, 12.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 10.1% Anglican, 2.8% Lutheran, 1.8% Christian, nfd, 1.2% Baptist, 0.8% Salvation Army, 0.6% Buddhism.

56.6% of people are married, 27.7% have never married and 6.4% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 25 widowed people living in Hawker.

63.7% of the people living in Hawker over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.5% are working on a part time basis. Hawker has an unemployment rate of 2.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Hawker are 29.9% Managers, 17.4% Technicians & trades workers, 12.9% Professionals, 12.5% Labourers, 8.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.1% Community & personal service workers, 5.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 4.9% Sales workers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Hawker work in are 23.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 12.1% Accommodation and food services, 10.2% Health care and social assistance, 9.1% Construction, 7.2% Education and training, 5.3% Retail trade, 4.9% Public administration and safety, 4.9% Manufacturing, 4.9% Other services.

44.9% of homes are fully owned, and 23.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $569 per week and the median household income is $900 per week.

The median rent in Hawker is $100 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1083 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Hawker postcode 5434