Beechboro Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Beechboro (6063) is a suburb of Perth, Eastern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 12 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Beechboro is in the federal electorate of Perth.

In the 2011 census the population of Beechboro was 13,997 and is comprised of approximately 49.3% females and 50.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Beechboro is 32 years of age.

56.3% of people living in the suburb of Beechboro were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.3% England, 3.6% Vietnam, 3.4% India, 3.0% New Zealand, 2.1% Burma , 1.6% Philippines, 1.5% Malaysia, 1.3% South Africa, 1.1% Iraq, 1.0% China , 1.0% Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1.0% Scotland, 0.9% Afghanistan, 0.8% Kenya.

65.0% of people living in Beechboro speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.4% Other, 5.0% Vietnamese, 5.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.7% Arabic, 1.9% Mandarin, 1.7% Cantonese, 1.2% Italian, 1.1% Persian, 1.0% Other.

The religious makeup of Beechboro is 26.2% Catholic, 19.3% No religion, 14.3% Anglican, 7.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.4% Islam, 6.3% Buddhism, 3.1% Christian, nfd, 2.2% Eastern Orthodox, 2.1% Baptist, 2.0% Hinduism.

49.0% of people are married, 36.4% have never married and 8.5% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 353 widowed people living in Beechboro.

61.5% of the people living in Beechboro over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.7% are working on a part time basis. Beechboro has an unemployment rate of 5.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Beechboro are 19.4% Technicians & trades workers, 16.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.1% Labourers, 11.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.8% Professionals, 10.1% Community & personal service workers, 10.0% Sales workers, 7.3% Managers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Beechboro work in are 13.1% Manufacturing, 12.2% Retail trade, 9.6% Construction, 9.6% Health care and social assistance, 6.8% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.6% Accommodation and food services, 5.9% Public administration and safety, 5.1% Wholesale trade, 5.0% Education and training.

22.9% of homes are fully owned, and 54.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 20.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $606 per week and the median household income is $1385 per week.

The median rent in Beechboro is $310 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

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