Fitzroy Crossing Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Fitzroy Crossing (6765) is a suburb of Northern, Kimberley/North, Western Australia. It is about 1814 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Fitzroy Crossing is in the federal electorate of Durack.

In the 2011 census the population of Fitzroy Crossing was 1,144 and is comprised of approximately 50.4% females and 49.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Fitzroy Crossing is 30 years of age.

88.1% of people living in the suburb of Fitzroy Crossing were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.5% England, 1.4% New Zealand, 1.1% Taiwan, 0.6% Ireland, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% Hong Kong , 0.4% Thailand, 0.3% Canada, 0.3% Scotland, 0.3% Philippines.

47.3% of people living in Fitzroy Crossing speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 43.3% Australian Indigenous Languages , 5.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.0% Other, 0.7% Mandarin, 0.6% Cantonese, 0.5% French, 0.3% German, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Tagalog.

The religious makeup of Fitzroy Crossing is 25.5% No religion, 18.3% Other Protestant, 17.3% Uniting Church, 11.5% Catholic, 10.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.2% Anglican, 2.6% Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions, 2.3% Pentecostal, 2.0% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Other religious affiliation .

31.4% of people are married, 58.1% have never married and 4.7% are divorced and 2.0% are separated. There are 32 widowed people living in Fitzroy Crossing.

62.1% of the people living in Fitzroy Crossing over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 22.9% are working on a part time basis. Fitzroy Crossing has an unemployment rate of 5.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Fitzroy Crossing are 26.4% Professionals, 18.8% Community & personal service workers, 15.3% Labourers, 10.6% Managers, 9.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.3% Technicians & trades workers, 4.7% Sales workers, 3.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 3.5% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Fitzroy Crossing work in are 25.8% Education and training, 17.6% Health care and social assistance, 8.9% Public administration and safety, 8.9% Accommodation and food services, 7.7% Other services, 7.0% Retail trade, 5.6% Construction, 4.7% Inadequately described/Not stated, 4.2% Administrative and support services.

4.2% of homes are fully owned, and 3.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 87.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $385 per week and the median household income is $1158 per week.

The median rent in Fitzroy Crossing is $35 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1026 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Fitzroy Crossing postcode 6765