Tailem Bend Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Tailem Bend (5260) is a suburb of South, South East, South Australia. It is about 86 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Tailem Bend is in the federal electorate of Barker.

In the 2011 census the population of Tailem Bend was 1,802 and is comprised of approximately 49.3% females and 50.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Tailem Bend is 45 years of age.

84.5% of people living in the suburb of Tailem Bend were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.3% England, 0.9% Germany, 0.9% New Zealand, 0.8% Netherlands, 0.5% Philippines, 0.4% India, 0.4% Scotland, 0.3% Italy, 0.3% Hong Kong .

93.2% of people living in Tailem Bend speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% Other, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.2% Arabic, 0.2% German, 0.2% Other, 0.2% Korean, 0.2% Russian.

The religious makeup of Tailem Bend is 27.8% No religion, 14.4% Uniting Church, 14.2% Catholic, 12.6% Anglican, 9.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 9.2% Lutheran, 2.3% Christian, nfd, 1.7% Baptist, 1.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.4% Pentecostal.

45.7% of people are married, 30.7% have never married and 11.8% are divorced and 4.4% are separated. There are 109 widowed people living in Tailem Bend.

48.7% of the people living in Tailem Bend over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.2% are working on a part time basis. Tailem Bend has an unemployment rate of 10.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Tailem Bend are 21.5% Labourers, 14.8% Managers, 13.5% Technicians & trades workers, 11.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.2% Community & personal service workers, 11.1% Sales workers, 8.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.2% Professionals.

The main industries people from Tailem Bend work in are 15.8% Retail trade, 13.8% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 12.2% Health care and social assistance, 9.3% Accommodation and food services, 8.9% Manufacturing, 7.0% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.5% Construction, 5.4% Public administration and safety, 3.8% Other services.

40.1% of homes are fully owned, and 36.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 18.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $393 per week and the median household income is $715 per week.

The median rent in Tailem Bend is $140 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $905 per month.

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