Brigadoon Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Brigadoon (6069) is a suburb of Perth, Eastern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 26 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Brigadoon is in the federal electorate of Pearce.

In the 2011 census the population of Brigadoon was 651 and is comprised of approximately 49.9% females and 50.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Brigadoon is 43 years of age.

62.5% of people living in the suburb of Brigadoon were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 19.0% England, 2.8% New Zealand, 1.8% South Africa, 1.7% Kenya, 1.5% Scotland, 1.1% United States of America, 0.9% Germany, 0.8% Zimbabwe, 0.8% Poland, 0.8% Wales, 0.6% India, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.6% Malaysia.

92.8% of people living in Brigadoon speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Polish, 0.9% Other, 0.8% Italian, 0.8% Dutch, 0.5% Vietnamese.

The religious makeup of Brigadoon is 29.7% Anglican, 25.8% No religion, 20.2% Catholic, 5.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.3% Uniting Church, 3.1% Pentecostal, 2.9% Christian, nfd, 2.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.1% Islam, 1.1% Other Religious Groups.

67.2% of people are married, 23.7% have never married and 5.4% are divorced and 1.7% are separated. There are 10 widowed people living in Brigadoon.

57.5% of the people living in Brigadoon over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.3% are working on a part time basis. Brigadoon has an unemployment rate of 2.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Brigadoon are 20.0% Professionals, 18.9% Managers, 18.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.7% Technicians & trades workers, 10.3% Sales workers, 9.1% Community & personal service workers, 4.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 4.3% Labourers, 0.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Brigadoon work in are 12.2% Health care and social assistance, 10.8% Construction, 10.2% Retail trade, 8.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.0% Manufacturing, 6.5% Accommodation and food services, 6.5% Education and training, 5.1% Wholesale trade, 5.1% Public administration and safety.

36.4% of homes are fully owned, and 55.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 6.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $748 per week and the median household income is $2086 per week.

The median rent in Brigadoon is $420 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2384 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Brigadoon postcode 6069