Risdon Park South

19.3% of Risdon Park South's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.

631 family households lived in Risdon Park South; 42.2% were couple families and 14.1% were one-parent families.

37.6% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.

Risdon Park South had 2,230 residents at the 2021 Census.

23.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

32.6% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of SA average.

Separate houses made up 82.1% of occupied private dwellings in Risdon Park South.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 17.6% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.3% of occupied private dwellings.

35.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Rest of SA average.

36.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.

28.2% rented their home. That is close to the Rest of SA average.

The average household in Risdon Park South had 2.4 people.

One-person households made up 28.3% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.

Two-person households represented 34.6%, while 22.1% had four or more usual residents.

3.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.

75.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Rest of SA average.

0.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.5% walked or cycled.

5.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of SA.

One-car households formed 34.4% of the total.

60.1% of households had two or more vehicles.

69.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 30.5% reported a different address.

8.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.

89.4% of residents used only English at home.

6.4% used a language other than English at home.

0.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.

8.5% of Risdon Park South's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 91.5% was born in Australia.

0.1% of residents were born in China.

0.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 92.8%.

English ancestry accounted for 37.5% of ancestry responses in Risdon Park South.

Australian ancestry made up 45.1% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.8% of responses.

15.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Rest of SA average.

Managers accounted for 9.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.8%.

Health care and social assistance employed 17.8% of workers, and education and training employed 7.2%.

The labour-force participation rate was 60.0%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.

34.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.2% worked part time.

Unemployment was 4.4%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.

55.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.

10.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

9.2% reported asthma, 13.0% arthritis and 6.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

13.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Rest of SA average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.1% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 52.6%.

Median household income was $1,385 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,300.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $185 per week.

Working from home was 3.2% in Risdon Park South, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.

Outright ownership was 35.1% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is well below the Rest of SA average.

Renting accounted for 28.2% in Risdon Park South, against 26.0% across Rest of SA.