Tarpeena Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Tarpeena (5277) is a suburb of South, South East, South Australia. It is about 359 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Tarpeena is in the federal electorate of Barker.

In the 2011 census the population of Tarpeena was 354 and is comprised of approximately 47.5% females and 52.5% males.

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

87.0% of people living in the suburb of Tarpeena were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.5% England, 1.4% India, 1.1% Fiji, 0.8% New Zealand.

95.5% of people living in Tarpeena speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Hindi, 0.8% Other, 0.8% Cantonese.

The religious makeup of Tarpeena is 29.7% No religion, 16.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 15.5% Catholic, 14.7% Anglican, 4.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 4.0% Uniting Church, 3.7% Other religious affiliation , 2.8% Pentecostal, 2.3% Baptist, 2.0% Lutheran.

44.2% of people are married, 35.5% have never married and 12.3% are divorced and 4.0% are separated. There are 12 widowed people living in Tarpeena.

56.3% of the people living in Tarpeena over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.0% are working on a part time basis. Tarpeena has an unemployment rate of 8.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Tarpeena are 22.9% Labourers, 18.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 12.5% Technicians & trades workers, 12.5% Community & personal service workers, 10.4% Sales workers, 8.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.3% Managers, 4.9% Professionals, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Tarpeena work in are 32.0% Manufacturing, 12.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 10.2% Accommodation and food services, 6.8% Health care and social assistance, 6.1% Inadequately described/Not stated, 4.8% Construction, 4.8% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.1% Education and training, 4.1% Public administration and safety.

30.8% of homes are fully owned, and 55.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 11.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $353 per week and the median household income is $744 per week.

The median rent in Tarpeena is $125 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $758 per month.

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