Port Wakefield Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Port Wakefield (5550) is a suburb of Mid North, Clare Valley, South Australia. It is about 92 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Port Wakefield is in the federal electorate of Wakefield.

In the 2011 census the population of Port Wakefield was 556 and is comprised of approximately 44.6% females and 55.4% males.

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

74.1% of people living in the suburb of Port Wakefield were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.7% England, 3.2% China , 1.8% New Zealand, 1.3% India, 0.7% Taiwan, 0.7% Korea, Republic of , 0.5% Philippines.

79.6% of people living in Port Wakefield speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 14.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.0% Other, 1.1% Other, 1.1% Persian, 1.1% Mandarin, 0.5% Korean, 0.5% German.

The religious makeup of Port Wakefield is 24.0% No religion, 20.4% Uniting Church, 16.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 14.2% Catholic, 12.2% Anglican, 3.4% Christian, nfd, 2.2% Lutheran, 2.0% Baptist, 1.1% Islam, 1.1% Buddhism.

41.5% of people are married, 38.1% have never married and 8.9% are divorced and 2.2% are separated. There are 42 widowed people living in Port Wakefield.

60.8% of the people living in Port Wakefield over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 24.0% are working on a part time basis. Port Wakefield has an unemployment rate of 9.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Port Wakefield are 34.7% Labourers, 12.4% Managers, 11.4% Sales workers, 9.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.4% Technicians & trades workers, 7.9% Community & personal service workers, 6.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 5.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 3.0% Professionals.

The main industries people from Port Wakefield work in are 28.7% Manufacturing, 10.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 10.9% Accommodation and food services, 9.4% Retail trade, 8.9% Public administration and safety, 8.9% Wholesale trade, 4.5% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.5% Construction, 3.5% Health care and social assistance.

38.0% of homes are fully owned, and 24.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 35.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $484 per week and the median household income is $749 per week.

The median rent in Port Wakefield is $175 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1012 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Port Wakefield postcode 5550