Meningie Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Meningie (5264) is a suburb of South, South East, South Australia. It is about 108 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Meningie is in the federal electorate of Barker.

In the 2011 census the population of Meningie was 1,501 and is comprised of approximately 50.5% females and 49.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Meningie is 46 years of age.

82.4% of people living in the suburb of Meningie were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.1% England, 0.7% Germany, 0.5% New Zealand, 0.5% Italy, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Scotland, 0.3% Zimbabwe.

85.6% of people living in Meningie speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 11.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.9% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.5% German, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% Other.

The religious makeup of Meningie is 22.9% No religion, 19.9% Uniting Church, 18.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 14.8% Anglican, 10.1% Catholic, 7.2% Lutheran, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 1.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 0.7% Baptist, 0.5% Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions.

55.3% of people are married, 26.9% have never married and 7.8% are divorced and 2.6% are separated. There are 92 widowed people living in Meningie.

59.6% of the people living in Meningie 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. Meningie has an unemployment rate of 1.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Meningie are 33.6% Managers, 16.3% Labourers, 9.4% Technicians & trades workers, 9.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.4% Community & personal service workers, 7.9% Sales workers, 6.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.4% Professionals, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Meningie work in are 38.1% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 11.3% Health care and social assistance, 9.3% Retail trade, 5.5% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.3% Construction, 4.0% Public administration and safety, 3.7% Education and training, 3.5% Wholesale trade, 3.5% Manufacturing.

38.9% of homes are fully owned, and 26.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 26.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $428 per week and the median household income is $778 per week.

The median rent in Meningie is $123 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Meningie postcode 5264