Clare Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Clare (5453) is a suburb of Mid North, Mid North, South Australia. It is about 121 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Clare is in the federal electorate of Wakefield.

In the 2011 census the population of Clare was 3,278 and is comprised of approximately 51.0% females and 49.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Clare is 41 years of age.

88.6% of people living in the suburb of Clare were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.5% England, 0.4% Scotland, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.3% New Zealand, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.2% Thailand, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% Japan, 0.2% United States of America, 0.2% China , 0.2% Vietnam, 0.2% Italy.

95.4% of people living in Clare speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.2% Other, 0.2% German, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% Japanese, 0.1% Croatian, 0.1% Other , 0.1% Filipino , 0.1% Thai.

The religious makeup of Clare is 24.2% No religion, 20.8% Uniting Church, 18.8% Catholic, 13.1% Anglican, 8.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.7% Lutheran, 1.5% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.4% Baptist, 0.9% Presbyterian and Reformed.

54.0% of people are married, 27.8% have never married and 7.1% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 216 widowed people living in Clare.

57.2% of the people living in Clare over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.8% are working on a part time basis. Clare has an unemployment rate of 2.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Clare are 15.8% Labourers, 15.4% Professionals, 15.2% Technicians & trades workers, 13.5% Managers, 12.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.5% Sales workers, 9.6% Community & personal service workers, 5.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Clare work in are 12.1% Health care and social assistance, 12.0% Retail trade, 9.7% Accommodation and food services, 9.3% Manufacturing, 8.7% Construction, 7.7% Education and training, 7.7% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 4.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.2% Other services.

34.2% of homes are fully owned, and 31.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 31.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $523 per week and the median household income is $964 per week.

The median rent in Clare is $195 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1299 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Clare postcode 5453