Guildford Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Guildford (6055) is a suburb of Perth, Eastern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 12 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Guildford is in the federal electorate of Hasluck.

In the 2011 census the population of Guildford was 1,882 and is comprised of approximately 46.7% females and 53.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Guildford is 42 years of age.

66.7% of people living in the suburb of Guildford were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 9.0% England, 2.4% New Zealand, 1.5% Italy, 1.3% India, 1.2% South Africa, 1.2% Scotland, 0.8% Ireland, 0.7% Germany, 0.6% Kenya, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% Japan, 0.5% Malaysia, 0.4% Singapore, 0.4% Canada.

85.8% of people living in Guildford speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.6% Italian, 1.3% Other, 0.6% French, 0.4% Russian, 0.4% Dutch, 0.4% Polish, 0.4% Croatian, 0.4% Thai.

The religious makeup of Guildford is 26.7% No religion, 24.5% Anglican, 22.3% Catholic, 11.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.7% Uniting Church, 2.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.0% Christian, nfd, 1.2% Other religious affiliation , 0.9% Pentecostal, 0.7% Buddhism.

43.8% of people are married, 36.1% have never married and 8.7% are divorced and 2.7% are separated. There are 135 widowed people living in Guildford.

61.0% of the people living in Guildford over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.3% are working on a part time basis. Guildford has an unemployment rate of 4.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Guildford are 31.8% Professionals, 13.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.7% Managers, 12.5% Technicians & trades workers, 10.8% Community & personal service workers, 6.4% Sales workers, 5.5% Labourers, 4.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Guildford work in are 13.2% Education and training, 12.2% Health care and social assistance, 11.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.5% Construction, 6.8% Public administration and safety, 6.5% Retail trade, 5.4% Accommodation and food services, 5.3% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.2% Manufacturing.

31.4% of homes are fully owned, and 40.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 25.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $598 per week and the median household income is $1641 per week.

The median rent in Guildford is $290 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Guildford postcode 6055