Cockatoo Valley Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Cockatoo Valley (5351) is a suburb of Mid North, Barossa Valley, South Australia. It is about 39 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Cockatoo Valley is in the federal electorate of Wakefield.

In the 2011 census the population of Cockatoo Valley was 517 and is comprised of approximately 47.6% females and 52.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Cockatoo Valley is 42 years of age.

74.3% of people living in the suburb of Cockatoo Valley were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 15.1% England, 1.5% Germany, 1.4% Ireland, 1.2% Korea, Republic of , 1.0% New Zealand, 0.8% Scotland.

95.4% of people living in Cockatoo Valley speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% Other.

The religious makeup of Cockatoo Valley is 32.0% No religion, 18.0% Anglican, 17.6% Catholic, 10.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.9% Lutheran, 6.8% Uniting Church, 1.5% Christian, nfd, 1.5% Buddhism, 1.2% Other religious affiliation , 0.8% Jehovah's Witnesses.

61.8% of people are married, 24.9% have never married and 7.4% are divorced and 2.7% are separated. There are 13 widowed people living in Cockatoo Valley.

57.9% of the people living in Cockatoo Valley over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.9% are working on a part time basis. Cockatoo Valley has an unemployment rate of 5.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Cockatoo Valley are 19.0% Technicians & trades workers, 18.6% Professionals, 16.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.3% Managers, 9.9% Sales workers, 8.7% Labourers, 7.6% Community & personal service workers, 6.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Cockatoo Valley work in are 13.5% Construction, 12.0% Retail trade, 10.5% Manufacturing, 10.2% Health care and social assistance, 8.6% Education and training, 7.9% Wholesale trade, 6.4% Public administration and safety, 5.6% Other services, 4.5% Administrative and support services.

35.8% of homes are fully owned, and 56.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 4.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $635 per week and the median household income is $1416 per week.

The median rent in Cockatoo Valley is $410 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Cockatoo Valley postcode 5351