Darke Peak Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Darke Peak (5642) is a suburb of Spencer Gulf, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. It is about 274 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Darke Peak is in the federal electorate of Grey.

In the 2011 census the population of Darke Peak was 271 and is comprised of approximately 42.8% females and 57.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Darke Peak is 37 years of age.

97.0% of people living in the suburb of Darke Peak were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.5% England.

97.8% of people living in Darke Peak speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.1% Indonesian, 1.1% Language spoken at home not stated.

The religious makeup of Darke Peak is 30.3% Uniting Church, 22.1% No religion, 11.4% Lutheran, 10.0% Catholic, 9.6% Anglican, 5.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.3% Baptist, 2.2% Pentecostal, 1.8% Christian, nfd, 1.5% Jehovah's Witnesses.

66.5% of people are married, 19.4% have never married and 12.0% are divorced and 2.1% are separated. There are 0 widowed people living in Darke Peak.

72.6% of the people living in Darke Peak over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 21.2% are working on a part time basis. Darke Peak has an unemployment rate of 2.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Darke Peak are 65.3% Managers, 10.2% Labourers, 6.1% Professionals, 6.1% Community & personal service workers, 4.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 4.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 2.0% Sales workers, 2.0% Technicians & trades workers.

The main industries people from Darke Peak work in are 75.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 4.3% Wholesale trade, 4.3% Education and training, 4.3% Retail trade, 4.3% Health care and social assistance, 2.8% Accommodation and food services, 2.1% Other services, 2.1% Professional, scientific and technical services.

55.8% of homes are fully owned, and 14.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 25.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $534 per week and the median household income is $1125 per week.

The median rent in Darke Peak is $0 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $217 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Darke Peak postcode 5642