Lenswood Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Lenswood (5240) is a suburb of Adelaide, Adelaide Hills, South Australia. It is about 21 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Lenswood is in the federal electorate of Mayo.

In the 2011 census the population of Lenswood was 530 and is comprised of approximately 47.7% females and 52.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Lenswood is 44 years of age.

80.8% of people living in the suburb of Lenswood were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.4% England, 1.7% New Zealand, 1.5% Netherlands, 1.5% Scotland, 1.1% Canada, 0.9% Hungary.

93.2% of people living in Lenswood speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% French, 0.8% Mandarin, 0.6% Other, 0.6% Khmer, 0.6% German.

The religious makeup of Lenswood is 36.7% No religion, 15.9% Uniting Church, 15.5% Anglican, 11.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.9% Catholic, 4.7% Christian, nfd, 3.2% Lutheran, 2.6% Churches of Christ, 2.1% Other religious affiliation , 0.8% Pentecostal.

58.3% of people are married, 25.2% have never married and 10.8% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 13 widowed people living in Lenswood.

60.4% of the people living in Lenswood over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.5% are working on a part time basis. Lenswood has an unemployment rate of 4.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Lenswood are 26.2% Managers, 22.4% Professionals, 11.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.5% Technicians & trades workers, 10.1% Labourers, 7.0% Community & personal service workers, 6.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.8% Sales workers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Lenswood work in are 21.3% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 11.5% Education and training, 9.1% Manufacturing, 9.1% Health care and social assistance, 7.7% Construction, 6.6% Retail trade, 4.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.9% Public administration and safety, 4.5% Transport, postal and warehousing.

40.4% of homes are fully owned, and 41.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $640 per week and the median household income is $1429 per week.

The median rent in Lenswood is $120 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Lenswood postcode 5240