Point Samson Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Point Samson (6720) is a suburb of Northern, Pilbara, Western Australia. It is about 1266 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Point Samson is in the federal electorate of Durack.

In the 2011 census the population of Point Samson was 298 and is comprised of approximately 48.7% females and 51.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Point Samson is 40 years of age.

62.5% of people living in the suburb of Point Samson were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 8.7% New Zealand, 4.0% Philippines, 2.7% Scotland, 2.0% England, 1.3% Croatia.

79.5% of people living in Point Samson speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 16.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.0% Filipino , 1.0% Tagalog.

The religious makeup of Point Samson is 29.7% Catholic, 21.7% No religion, 20.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 17.3% Anglican, 3.7% Uniting Church, 2.7% Christian, nfd, 1.7% Buddhism, 1.0% Other religious affiliation , 1.0% Other Religious Groups, 1.0% Presbyterian and Reformed.

56.7% of people are married, 30.6% have never married and 10.2% are divorced and 2.4% are separated. There are 0 widowed people living in Point Samson.

67.4% of the people living in Point Samson over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 17.1% are working on a part time basis. Point Samson has an unemployment rate of 0.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Point Samson are 17.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 17.1% Technicians & trades workers, 15.5% Professionals, 15.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 15.5% Managers, 8.3% Labourers, 5.0% Community & personal service workers, 3.3% Sales workers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Point Samson work in are 24.9% Mining, 15.3% Construction, 11.3% Public administration and safety, 7.9% Health care and social assistance, 6.2% Accommodation and food services, 5.6% Education and training, 5.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.1% Manufacturing, 4.5% Other services.

21.0% of homes are fully owned, and 29.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 42.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $1368 per week and the median household income is $2625 per week.

The median rent in Point Samson is $750 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2300 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Point Samson postcode 6720