Watervale Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Watervale (5452) is a suburb of Mid North, Clare Valley, South Australia. It is about 107 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Watervale is in the federal electorate of Wakefield.

In the 2011 census the population of Watervale was 451 and is comprised of approximately 46.3% females and 53.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Watervale is 45 years of age.

86.4% of people living in the suburb of Watervale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.2% England, 1.3% Germany, 1.1% Austria, 1.1% Philippines.

95.6% of people living in Watervale speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% German, 0.7% Dutch.

The religious makeup of Watervale is 23.5% No religion, 18.6% Anglican, 17.1% Uniting Church, 16.2% Catholic, 10.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 9.3% Lutheran, 2.0% Jehovah's Witnesses, 1.6% Pentecostal, 0.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 0.7% Baptist.

63.7% of people are married, 23.0% have never married and 8.3% are divorced and 1.7% are separated. There are 12 widowed people living in Watervale.

59.3% of the people living in Watervale over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 35.5% are working on a part time basis. Watervale has an unemployment rate of 0.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Watervale are 26.9% Managers, 19.2% Labourers, 18.8% Professionals, 10.6% Technicians & trades workers, 8.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.9% Community & personal service workers, 4.5% Sales workers, 3.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Watervale work in are 25.2% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 15.2% Manufacturing, 9.2% Health care and social assistance, 8.8% Accommodation and food services, 6.0% Public administration and safety, 6.0% Education and training, 5.6% Retail trade, 4.8% Construction, 3.6% Professional, scientific and technical services.

41.2% of homes are fully owned, and 38.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $548 per week and the median household income is $1144 per week.

The median rent in Watervale is $170 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1200 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Watervale postcode 5452

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