Wilmington Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Wilmington (5485) is a suburb of Far North, Far North, South Australia. It is about 257 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Wilmington is in the federal electorate of Grey.

In the 2011 census the population of Wilmington was 815 and is comprised of approximately 50.1% females and 49.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Wilmington is 47 years of age.

86.7% of people living in the suburb of Wilmington were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.6% England, 1.1% New Zealand, 1.1% Germany, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% Philippines, 0.4% China .

90.9% of people living in Wilmington speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.3% German, 0.4% Dutch, 0.4% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Wilmington is 22.2% Uniting Church, 20.6% No religion, 15.0% Catholic, 13.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 12.6% Anglican, 7.7% Christian, nfd, 3.3% Lutheran, 1.3% Pentecostal, 0.7% Buddhism, 0.7% Presbyterian and Reformed.

58.0% of people are married, 25.1% have never married and 8.4% are divorced and 3.2% are separated. There are 35 widowed people living in Wilmington.

61.5% of the people living in Wilmington over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.5% are working on a part time basis. Wilmington has an unemployment rate of 4.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Wilmington are 31.0% Managers, 15.2% Professionals, 14.1% Technicians & trades workers, 10.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.7% Community & personal service workers, 8.4% Labourers, 2.7% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Wilmington work in are 25.7% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 12.2% Health care and social assistance, 9.5% Public administration and safety, 8.9% Education and training, 7.3% Construction, 6.8% Retail trade, 6.5% Accommodation and food services, 5.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.1% Mining.

54.9% of homes are fully owned, and 25.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $490 per week and the median household income is $981 per week.

The median rent in Wilmington is $100 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $950 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Wilmington postcode 5485

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