Hawson Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Hawson (5607) is a suburb of Spencer Gulf, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. It is about 259 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Hawson is in the federal electorate of Grey.

In the 2011 census the population of Hawson was 352 and is comprised of approximately 50.3% females and 49.7% males.

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

86.9% of people living in the suburb of Hawson were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.0% England, 1.7% Ethiopia, 1.4% Germany, 1.1% New Zealand.

92.9% of people living in Hawson speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Italian, 0.9% German.

The religious makeup of Hawson is 22.2% No religion, 16.8% Anglican, 16.5% Uniting Church, 12.5% Lutheran, 9.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 9.7% Catholic, 4.0% Pentecostal, 2.8% Christian, nfd, 2.0% Other Religious Groups, 1.7% Other Protestant.

65.4% of people are married, 23.2% have never married and 6.8% are divorced and 0.0% are separated. There are 12 widowed people living in Hawson.

63.6% of the people living in Hawson over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.9% are working on a part time basis. Hawson has an unemployment rate of 3.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Hawson are 22.8% Managers, 16.3% Labourers, 15.8% Professionals, 9.8% Technicians & trades workers, 9.2% Community & personal service workers, 8.2% Sales workers, 7.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 3.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Hawson work in are 25.8% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 11.0% Health care and social assistance, 10.4% Education and training, 9.9% Retail trade, 6.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.6% Accommodation and food services, 5.5% Construction, 4.9% Administrative and support services, 3.8% Professional, scientific and technical services.

45.8% of homes are fully owned, and 30.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $525 per week and the median household income is $1528 per week.

The median rent in Hawson is $188 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1083 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Hawson postcode 5607