Elizabeth East Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Elizabeth East (5112) is a suburb of Adelaide, North & North East Suburbs, South Australia. It is about 24 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Elizabeth East is in the federal electorate of Wakefield.

In the 2011 census the population of Elizabeth East was 4,291 and is comprised of approximately 49.6% females and 50.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Elizabeth East is 37 years of age.

68.3% of people living in the suburb of Elizabeth East were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 12.5% England, 2.1% Scotland, 1.7% Afghanistan, 1.0% Philippines, 0.8% Germany, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.5% India, 0.5% Italy, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Iran, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Vietnam, 0.2% Croatia.

86.5% of people living in Elizabeth East speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.6% Other, 1.4% Dari, 0.7% Persian, 0.6% Arabic, 0.5% Italian, 0.4% German, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% Tagalog.

The religious makeup of Elizabeth East is 35.4% No religion, 14.4% Anglican, 14.3% Catholic, 12.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.0% Uniting Church, 2.8% Islam, 2.7% Christian, nfd, 2.5% Lutheran, 1.3% Baptist, 1.2% Presbyterian and Reformed.

34.5% of people are married, 39.0% have never married and 11.7% are divorced and 4.4% are separated. There are 357 widowed people living in Elizabeth East.

49.4% of the people living in Elizabeth East over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.1% are working on a part time basis. Elizabeth East has an unemployment rate of 14.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Elizabeth East are 20.1% Labourers, 15.7% Technicians & trades workers, 14.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 13.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.6% Community & personal service workers, 9.9% Sales workers, 7.2% Professionals, 5.5% Managers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Elizabeth East work in are 18.0% Manufacturing, 13.4% Health care and social assistance, 13.1% Retail trade, 7.2% Construction, 7.0% Accommodation and food services, 6.1% Public administration and safety, 6.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.7% Administrative and support services, 3.8% Education and training.

19.5% of homes are fully owned, and 30.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 44.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $383 per week and the median household income is $671 per week.

The median rent in Elizabeth East is $140 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1092 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Elizabeth East postcode 5112