Paringa Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Paringa (5340) is a suburb of Mid North, Riverland, South Australia. It is about 217 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Paringa is in the federal electorate of Barker.

In the 2011 census the population of Paringa was 915 and is comprised of approximately 49.8% females and 50.2% males.

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

85.4% of people living in the suburb of Paringa were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.7% England, 0.9% Scotland, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.7% Italy, 0.5% India, 0.5% Japan, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Germany.

91.2% of people living in Paringa speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Punjabi, 0.7% Italian, 0.3% Turkish, 0.3% Greek, 0.3% Other, 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% German, 0.3% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Paringa is 30.5% No religion, 14.1% Catholic, 12.9% Anglican, 11.5% Uniting Church, 11.4% Lutheran, 9.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 1.7% Eastern Orthodox, 1.4% Jehovah's Witnesses, 1.3% Pentecostal, 1.1% Christian, nfd.

57.0% of people are married, 26.1% have never married and 7.8% are divorced and 3.1% are separated. There are 45 widowed people living in Paringa.

60.0% of the people living in Paringa over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.4% are working on a part time basis. Paringa has an unemployment rate of 4.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Paringa are 20.6% Labourers, 13.3% Managers, 12.9% Technicians & trades workers, 12.4% Professionals, 12.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.4% Sales workers, 10.3% Community & personal service workers, 6.8% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Paringa work in are 14.7% Retail trade, 13.1% Health care and social assistance, 12.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 8.6% Manufacturing, 8.6% Education and training, 7.0% Construction, 6.3% Accommodation and food services, 4.9% Administrative and support services, 4.7% Transport, postal and warehousing.

36.0% of homes are fully owned, and 41.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 20.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $548 per week and the median household income is $888 per week.

The median rent in Paringa is $160 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1083 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Paringa postcode 5340