Riverton Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Riverton (5412) is a suburb of Mid North, Clare Valley, South Australia. It is about 86 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Riverton is in the federal electorate of Wakefield.

In the 2011 census the population of Riverton was 1,213 and is comprised of approximately 53.9% females and 46.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Riverton is 49 years of age.

83.5% of people living in the suburb of Riverton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.9% England, 1.2% Netherlands, 0.7% Germany, 0.6% United States of America, 0.6% Philippines, 0.6% Scotland, 0.4% Hungary, 0.4% Israel, 0.4% Thailand, 0.4% Wales, 0.4% Italy, 0.4% Sri Lanka.

94.8% of people living in Riverton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Dutch, 0.5% Russian, 0.5% Filipino , 0.4% Other, 0.3% French, 0.2% Sinhalese.

The religious makeup of Riverton is 25.9% No religion, 16.9% Uniting Church, 15.7% Anglican, 15.3% Catholic, 9.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.3% Lutheran, 1.3% Christian, nfd, 1.1% Other religious affiliation , 1.0% Jehovah's Witnesses, 0.9% Pentecostal.

50.4% of people are married, 24.3% have never married and 10.9% are divorced and 3.8% are separated. There are 108 widowed people living in Riverton.

55.6% of the people living in Riverton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.8% are working on a part time basis. Riverton has an unemployment rate of 4.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Riverton are 22.9% Managers, 15.7% Technicians & trades workers, 15.5% Professionals, 14.2% Labourers, 11.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.9% Community & personal service workers, 5.2% Sales workers, 4.9% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Riverton work in are 21.2% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 15.8% Health care and social assistance, 11.3% Manufacturing, 9.1% Education and training, 8.6% Retail trade, 6.2% Construction, 5.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.3% Accommodation and food services, 3.5% Other services.

42.9% of homes are fully owned, and 31.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 23.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $451 per week and the median household income is $788 per week.

The median rent in Riverton is $144 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $953 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Riverton postcode 5412