Bulgarra Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Bulgarra (6714) is a suburb of Northern, Pilbara, Western Australia. It is about 1252 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Bulgarra is in the federal electorate of Durack.

In the 2011 census the population of Bulgarra was 3,455 and is comprised of approximately 41.1% females and 58.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bulgarra is 31 years of age.

62.3% of people living in the suburb of Bulgarra were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.9% New Zealand, 2.9% England, 2.5% Philippines, 0.7% India, 0.6% South Africa, 0.5% Scotland, 0.4% Thailand, 0.4% Germany, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Poland, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% Papua New Guinea, 0.3% Nigeria.

73.1% of people living in Bulgarra speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 18.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.3% Other, 1.1% Tagalog, 1.0% Filipino , 0.6% Hindi, 0.4% Thai, 0.4% Khmer, 0.3% Other, 0.3% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Bulgarra is 27.3% No religion, 22.0% Catholic, 21.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 14.7% Anglican, 2.6% Uniting Church, 1.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Buddhism, 1.2% Baptist, 1.1% Other religious affiliation .

41.3% of people are married, 47.3% have never married and 7.2% are divorced and 3.2% are separated. There are 24 widowed people living in Bulgarra.

77.3% of the people living in Bulgarra over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 14.1% are working on a part time basis. Bulgarra has an unemployment rate of 2.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Bulgarra are 31.2% Technicians & trades workers, 13.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 13.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.7% Labourers, 7.8% Professionals, 6.4% Sales workers, 6.3% Community & personal service workers, 6.0% Managers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bulgarra work in are 22.4% Mining, 22.2% Construction, 6.8% Retail trade, 5.8% Accommodation and food services, 5.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.1% Manufacturing, 4.1% Public administration and safety, 3.8% Administrative and support services, 3.7% Other services.

12.0% of homes are fully owned, and 23.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 60.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $1533 per week and the median household income is $2896 per week.

The median rent in Bulgarra is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2817 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Bulgarra postcode 6714