Whitwarta Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Whitwarta (5461) is a suburb of Mid North, Clare Valley, South Australia. It is about 94 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Whitwarta is in the federal electorate of Wakefield.

In the 2011 census the population of Whitwarta was 276 and is comprised of approximately 45.3% females and 54.7% males.

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

84.7% of people living in the suburb of Whitwarta were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.4% England, 2.2% Netherlands, 2.2% Philippines, 1.8% Vietnam.

94.2% of people living in Whitwarta speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Tagalog, 1.1% Vietnamese, 1.1% Dutch.

The religious makeup of Whitwarta is 24.5% Uniting Church, 23.8% No religion, 12.3% Lutheran, 7.6% Catholic, 6.5% Anglican, 6.5% Churches of Christ, 5.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.1% Christian, nfd, 2.9% Pentecostal, 2.2% Salvation Army.

59.9% of people are married, 26.4% have never married and 9.0% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 3 widowed people living in Whitwarta.

68.5% of the people living in Whitwarta over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 24.0% are working on a part time basis. Whitwarta has an unemployment rate of 2.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Whitwarta are 39.4% Managers, 13.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.7% Labourers, 10.2% Professionals, 8.0% Community & personal service workers, 7.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.3% Technicians & trades workers, 2.9% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Whitwarta work in are 43.7% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 9.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 9.2% Health care and social assistance, 8.5% Education and training, 6.3% Retail trade, 6.3% Wholesale trade, 4.2% Manufacturing, 2.1% Accommodation and food services, 2.1% Administrative and support services.

47.1% of homes are fully owned, and 30.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $555 per week and the median household income is $1261 per week.

The median rent in Whitwarta is $100 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1165 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Whitwarta postcode 5461