Riverglades Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Riverglades (5253) is a suburb of South, South East, South Australia. It is about 67 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Riverglades is in the federal electorate of Barker.

In the 2011 census the population of Riverglades was 918 and is comprised of approximately 48.3% females and 51.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Riverglades is 40 years of age.

88.1% of people living in the suburb of Riverglades were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.3% England, 1.5% New Zealand, 1.4% Netherlands, 1.3% Germany, 0.9% South Africa, 0.5% Vietnam, 0.4% Korea, Republic of , 0.4% Italy.

92.7% of people living in Riverglades speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.0% Other, 0.7% Dutch, 0.7% Italian, 0.7% Vietnamese, 0.3% German, 0.3% Greek, 0.3% Russian, 0.3% Polish.

The religious makeup of Riverglades is 24.7% No religion, 14.1% Lutheran, 13.6% Catholic, 13.3% Uniting Church, 9.3% Anglican, 8.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.9% Pentecostal, 3.8% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.2% Baptist.

57.2% of people are married, 28.3% have never married and 7.7% are divorced and 1.7% are separated. There are 37 widowed people living in Riverglades.

55.7% of the people living in Riverglades over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 35.0% are working on a part time basis. Riverglades has an unemployment rate of 3.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Riverglades are 16.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 16.3% Labourers, 14.0% Technicians & trades workers, 13.7% Professionals, 10.6% Sales workers, 10.1% Managers, 9.3% Community & personal service workers, 7.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Riverglades work in are 14.3% Health care and social assistance, 11.8% Retail trade, 10.5% Manufacturing, 8.4% Public administration and safety, 7.8% Construction, 6.7% Education and training, 5.9% Other services, 5.3% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.6% Accommodation and food services.

42.0% of homes are fully owned, and 42.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 12.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $578 per week and the median household income is $1261 per week.

The median rent in Riverglades is $253 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1200 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Riverglades postcode 5253