Woods Point Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Woods Point (5253) is a suburb of South, South East, South Australia. It is about 78 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Woods Point is in the federal electorate of Barker.

In the 2011 census the population of Woods Point was 565 and is comprised of approximately 45.3% females and 54.7% males.

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

88.8% of people living in the suburb of Woods Point were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.7% England, 1.2% Italy, 0.7% New Zealand.

92.4% of people living in Woods Point speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% Italian, 0.5% Arabic, 0.5% Vietnamese, 0.5% Tagalog, 0.5% Mandarin, 0.5% Dutch, 0.5% Other.

The religious makeup of Woods Point is 31.6% No religion, 17.1% Catholic, 12.5% Anglican, 11.1% Lutheran, 10.9% Uniting Church, 8.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.8% Christian, nfd, 1.6% Baptist, 1.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.1% Other Religious Groups.

54.4% of people are married, 25.4% have never married and 10.2% are divorced and 6.2% are separated. There are 18 widowed people living in Woods Point.

54.3% of the people living in Woods Point over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.2% are working on a part time basis. Woods Point has an unemployment rate of 7.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Woods Point are 29.5% Managers, 15.3% Labourers, 12.8% Community & personal service workers, 10.0% Technicians & trades workers, 8.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.5% Professionals, 7.8% Sales workers, 6.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 1.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Woods Point work in are 27.1% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 12.5% Retail trade, 10.0% Manufacturing, 9.3% Health care and social assistance, 8.9% Construction, 5.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.6% Accommodation and food services, 4.6% Public administration and safety, 4.3% Administrative and support services.

44.4% of homes are fully owned, and 35.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $524 per week and the median household income is $1095 per week.

The median rent in Woods Point is $123 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1083 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Woods Point postcode 5253