Glossop Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Glossop (5344) is a suburb of Mid North, Riverland, South Australia. It is about 191 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Glossop is in the federal electorate of Barker.

In the 2011 census the population of Glossop was 931 and is comprised of approximately 47.6% females and 52.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Glossop is 39 years of age.

81.5% of people living in the suburb of Glossop were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.3% India, 3.0% England, 2.7% Greece, 0.8% Croatia, 0.6% Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.6% Slovenia, 0.5% New Zealand, 0.5% Italy, 0.4% Lebanon, 0.4% Austria, 0.4% Russian Federation, 0.3% Scotland.

82.4% of people living in Glossop speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.3% Greek, 4.9% Punjabi, 3.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% Croatian, 0.9% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.9% Italian, 0.6% Turkish, 0.3% Other, 0.3% German.

The religious makeup of Glossop is 27.3% No religion, 17.5% Catholic, 10.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 9.3% Anglican, 8.5% Lutheran, 7.4% Uniting Church, 5.6% Eastern Orthodox, 5.5% Other Religious Groups, 2.2% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Churches of Christ.

56.3% of people are married, 28.2% have never married and 7.7% are divorced and 3.1% are separated. There are 34 widowed people living in Glossop.

53.6% of the people living in Glossop over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.6% are working on a part time basis. Glossop has an unemployment rate of 8.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Glossop are 22.6% Labourers, 18.9% Managers, 13.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.7% Professionals, 9.7% Technicians & trades workers, 9.0% Sales workers, 8.7% Community & personal service workers, 6.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Glossop work in are 16.0% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 13.6% Manufacturing, 9.2% Health care and social assistance, 9.0% Retail trade, 6.8% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.8% Accommodation and food services, 6.3% Education and training, 5.1% Public administration and safety, 4.6% Construction.

34.4% of homes are fully owned, and 40.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 21.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $451 per week and the median household income is $1056 per week.

The median rent in Glossop is $120 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1083 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Glossop postcode 5344