Whyalla Stuart Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Whyalla Stuart (5608) is a suburb of Far North, Far North, South Australia. It is about 233 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Whyalla Stuart is in the federal electorate of Grey.

In the 2011 census the population of Whyalla Stuart was 7,139 and is comprised of approximately 50.0% females and 50.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Whyalla Stuart is 37 years of age.

73.2% of people living in the suburb of Whyalla Stuart were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 8.4% England, 3.3% Scotland, 1.2% Philippines, 0.7% Germany, 0.7% South Africa, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.5% Wales, 0.4% New Zealand, 0.4% Spain, 0.3% Italy, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Croatia, 0.2% Serbia, 0.2% Greece.

89.2% of people living in Whyalla Stuart speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Other, 0.6% Tagalog, 0.5% Spanish, 0.4% Filipino , 0.4% Italian, 0.3% Croatian, 0.3% German, 0.3% Greek.

The religious makeup of Whyalla Stuart is 35.6% No religion, 18.6% Catholic, 12.1% Anglican, 12.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.6% Uniting Church, 4.1% Lutheran, 2.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.5% Christian, nfd, 1.3% Pentecostal, 1.2% Baptist.

37.2% of people are married, 41.1% have never married and 10.6% are divorced and 4.1% are separated. There are 390 widowed people living in Whyalla Stuart.

53.4% of the people living in Whyalla Stuart over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.3% are working on a part time basis. Whyalla Stuart has an unemployment rate of 11.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Whyalla Stuart are 18.2% Technicians & trades workers, 16.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 14.8% Labourers, 11.2% Community & personal service workers, 10.4% Sales workers, 10.4% Professionals, 9.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.0% Managers, 3.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Whyalla Stuart work in are 22.6% Manufacturing, 11.5% Retail trade, 11.4% Health care and social assistance, 8.2% Accommodation and food services, 7.3% Education and training, 5.8% Mining, 5.6% Construction, 4.6% Administrative and support services, 4.1% Transport, postal and warehousing.

19.5% of homes are fully owned, and 27.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 50.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $380 per week and the median household income is $710 per week.

The median rent in Whyalla Stuart is $135 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1083 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Whyalla Stuart postcode 5608