Lockridge Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Lockridge (6054) is a suburb of Perth, Eastern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 12 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Lockridge is in the federal electorate of Perth.

In the 2011 census the population of Lockridge was 3,566 and is comprised of approximately 49.3% females and 50.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Lockridge is 34 years of age.

63.4% of people living in the suburb of Lockridge were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.8% England, 2.8% New Zealand, 2.7% India, 2.3% Vietnam, 2.3% Philippines, 1.9% Bosnia and Herzegovina, 0.9% China , 0.8% Scotland, 0.7% Malaysia, 0.7% Burma , 0.7% Croatia, 0.6% Italy, 0.6% Poland, 0.5% Netherlands.

74.5% of people living in Lockridge speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.7% Other, 2.7% Vietnamese, 1.4% Serbian, 1.4% Filipino , 0.8% Mandarin, 0.7% Arabic, 0.7% Punjabi, 0.6% Cantonese.

The religious makeup of Lockridge is 27.9% No religion, 23.0% Catholic, 15.3% Anglican, 9.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.8% Buddhism, 2.7% Christian, nfd, 2.5% Eastern Orthodox, 2.4% Islam, 2.2% Uniting Church, 1.7% Baptist.

39.2% of people are married, 40.0% have never married and 10.7% are divorced and 5.1% are separated. There are 136 widowed people living in Lockridge.

59.0% of the people living in Lockridge over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.1% are working on a part time basis. Lockridge has an unemployment rate of 7.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Lockridge are 19.9% Technicians & trades workers, 16.3% Labourers, 12.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 12.1% Community & personal service workers, 11.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.5% Professionals, 7.9% Sales workers, 5.9% Managers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Lockridge work in are 14.2% Manufacturing, 12.7% Health care and social assistance, 10.1% Retail trade, 9.3% Construction, 7.1% Accommodation and food services, 6.9% Public administration and safety, 5.9% Education and training, 5.5% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.1% Wholesale trade.

20.4% of homes are fully owned, and 46.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 29.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $515 per week and the median household income is $948 per week.

The median rent in Lockridge is $220 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1339 per month.

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