Waikerie Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Waikerie (5330) is a suburb of Mid North, Riverland, South Australia. It is about 152 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Waikerie is in the federal electorate of Barker.

In the 2011 census the population of Waikerie was 2,715 and is comprised of approximately 51.0% females and 49.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Waikerie is 44 years of age.

85.5% of people living in the suburb of Waikerie were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.9% India, 2.5% England, 0.7% Afghanistan, 0.7% Italy, 0.5% New Zealand, 0.5% Germany, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.3% Japan, 0.3% Kosovo, 0.3% Kenya, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Scotland, 0.3% United States of America, 0.2% Malaysia.

90.5% of people living in Waikerie speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.8% Punjabi, 2.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.0% Other, 0.8% Italian, 0.8% Persian, 0.3% Japanese, 0.3% German, 0.3% Greek, 0.3% Other.

The religious makeup of Waikerie is 23.2% Lutheran, 22.2% No religion, 14.6% Anglican, 13.7% Uniting Church, 9.4% Catholic, 6.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.6% Other Religious Groups, 2.0% Christian, nfd, 1.3% Other Christian, 0.8% Islam.

50.7% of people are married, 27.3% have never married and 8.3% are divorced and 2.3% are separated. There are 254 widowed people living in Waikerie.

54.8% of the people living in Waikerie over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.7% are working on a part time basis. Waikerie has an unemployment rate of 5.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Waikerie are 23.3% Labourers, 16.4% Managers, 11.9% Professionals, 11.3% Technicians & trades workers, 10.0% Community & personal service workers, 9.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.4% Sales workers, 6.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Waikerie work in are 18.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 12.6% Retail trade, 11.9% Health care and social assistance, 8.6% Education and training, 7.7% Manufacturing, 5.6% Administrative and support services, 5.1% Other services, 5.1% Construction, 4.8% Public administration and safety.

36.6% of homes are fully owned, and 25.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 32.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $405 per week and the median household income is $735 per week.

The median rent in Waikerie is $144 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $921 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Waikerie postcode 5330