Waramanga Demographics (ACT) Local Stats

Waramanga (2611) is a suburb of Canberra, Weston Creek, Australian Capital Territory. It is about 10 kms from ACT's capital city of Canberra. Waramanga is in the federal electorate of Canberra.

In the 2011 census the population of Waramanga was 2,597 and is comprised of approximately 50.5% females and 49.5% males.

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

73.4% of people living in the suburb of Waramanga were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.4% England, 1.1% India, 1.1% New Zealand, 0.8% Croatia, 0.7% United States of America, 0.7% Italy, 0.7% China , 0.7% South Africa, 0.7% Germany, 0.6% Scotland, 0.4% Portugal, 0.4% Japan, 0.4% Sudan, 0.4% Philippines.

82.9% of people living in Waramanga speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.6% Other, 1.0% Italian, 0.8% Greek, 0.7% Arabic, 0.7% Croatian, 0.6% German, 0.5% Spanish, 0.5% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Waramanga is 29.2% No religion, 26.0% Catholic, 16.5% Anglican, 7.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.9% Uniting Church, 3.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.0% Christian, nfd, 2.0% Islam, 1.4% Eastern Orthodox, 1.3% Lutheran.

49.8% of people are married, 32.6% have never married and 10.2% are divorced and 2.5% are separated. There are 105 widowed people living in Waramanga.

63.1% of the people living in Waramanga 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. Waramanga has an unemployment rate of 2.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Waramanga are 31.2% Professionals, 21.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.7% Managers, 10.6% Technicians & trades workers, 9.6% Community & personal service workers, 5.7% Sales workers, 3.8% Labourers, 2.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Waramanga work in are 35.3% Public administration and safety, 11.3% Health care and social assistance, 9.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.9% Education and training, 6.3% Retail trade, 6.2% Construction, 3.5% Accommodation and food services, 3.3% Other services, 2.3% Administrative and support services.

29.4% of homes are fully owned, and 36.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 32.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $904 per week and the median household income is $1681 per week.

The median rent in Waramanga is $290 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Waramanga postcode 2611