Risdon Park Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Risdon Park (5540) is a suburb of Far North, Far North, South Australia. It is about 200 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Risdon Park is in the federal electorate of Grey.

In the 2011 census the population of Risdon Park was 4,026 and is comprised of approximately 52.3% females and 47.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Risdon Park is 40 years of age.

88.8% of people living in the suburb of Risdon Park were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.6% England, 0.7% Italy, 0.4% Scotland, 0.4% Philippines, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% New Zealand, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Greece, 0.2% Netherlands, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% Nepal, 0.1% Egypt, 0.1% Canada, 0.1% Vietnam.

93.1% of people living in Risdon Park speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.0% Italian, 0.5% Greek, 0.4% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.3% Other, 0.2% Filipino , 0.1% Other, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% Thai.

The religious makeup of Risdon Park is 28.1% Catholic, 26.9% No religion, 13.3% Uniting Church, 9.5% Anglican, 7.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.6% Lutheran, 1.6% Baptist, 1.6% Eastern Orthodox, 1.5% Pentecostal, 1.1% Christian, nfd.

44.7% of people are married, 31.6% have never married and 9.6% are divorced and 3.8% are separated. There are 333 widowed people living in Risdon Park.

54.2% of the people living in Risdon Park over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.7% are working on a part time basis. Risdon Park has an unemployment rate of 8.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Risdon Park are 16.9% Technicians & trades workers, 13.5% Professionals, 12.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.4% Labourers, 12.0% Community & personal service workers, 11.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.6% Sales workers, 7.5% Managers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Risdon Park work in are 16.8% Manufacturing, 16.8% Health care and social assistance, 14.7% Retail trade, 8.0% Education and training, 6.9% Accommodation and food services, 6.2% Construction, 6.0% Public administration and safety, 3.5% Transport, postal and warehousing, 3.1% Other services.

32.5% of homes are fully owned, and 28.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 35.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $397 per week and the median household income is $716 per week.

The median rent in Risdon Park is $145 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1083 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Risdon Park postcode 5540