Leighton Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Leighton (5417) is a suburb of Far North, Far North, South Australia. It is about 142 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Leighton is in the federal electorate of Grey.

In the 2006 Census the population of Leighton is 134 and is comprised of 48.9% males and 51.1% females.

The median/average age of the Leighton population is 34 years of age, 3 years below the Australian average.

The country of birth of people living in Leighton is 85.7% Australia, 5.3% England.

95.5% of people speak English as their first language.

The religious make up of Leighton is 34.6% Uniting Church, 22.6% No Religion, 21.8% Catholic, 5.3% Lutheran, 4.5% Anglican.

62.1% of people are married, 27.2% have never married and 3.9% are separated or divorced. There are 9 widowed people living in Leighton.

64.1% of the people living in Leighton are employed full time, while 24.4% are employed on a part time basis. Leighton has a below average unemployment rate of 0% and 26 people are not part of the labour force.

The average individual income is $458.00 per week and the average household income is $959.00 per week.

The average rent in Leighton is $60 per week and the average mortgage repayment is $542 per month. 43.8% are fully owned, and 31.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 25% of homes are rented.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Leighton postcode 5417