Maylands Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Maylands (6051) is a suburb of Perth, Eastern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 4 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Maylands is in the federal electorate of Perth.

In the 2011 census the population of Maylands was 12,353 and is comprised of approximately 47.5% females and 52.5% males.

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

48.3% of people living in the suburb of Maylands were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.6% India, 6.4% England, 2.8% New Zealand, 1.9% China , 1.5% Ireland, 1.3% Malaysia, 1.2% Vietnam, 1.1% Scotland, 0.9% Philippines, 0.9% South Africa, 0.9% Italy, 0.8% Poland, 0.7% Indonesia, 0.7% Germany.

64.4% of people living in Maylands speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 6.1% Other, 2.1% Mandarin, 1.4% Vietnamese, 1.4% Punjabi, 1.3% Cantonese, 1.3% Hindi, 1.2% Italian, 0.9% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Maylands is 27.3% No religion, 22.8% Catholic, 11.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 10.8% Anglican, 4.4% Hinduism, 3.3% Islam, 3.2% Buddhism, 2.4% Christian, nfd, 2.3% Uniting Church, 2.1% Eastern Orthodox.

36.1% of people are married, 45.7% have never married and 10.7% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 454 widowed people living in Maylands.

64.7% of the people living in Maylands over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 24.8% are working on a part time basis. Maylands has an unemployment rate of 5.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Maylands are 28.5% Professionals, 14.1% Technicians & trades workers, 14.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.2% Managers, 9.8% Community & personal service workers, 7.9% Labourers, 7.4% Sales workers, 5.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Maylands work in are 12.0% Health care and social assistance, 11.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.1% Retail trade, 7.8% Accommodation and food services, 7.7% Public administration and safety, 7.1% Manufacturing, 6.3% Education and training, 6.3% Construction, 5.7% Mining.

17.4% of homes are fully owned, and 28.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 51.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $793 per week and the median household income is $1220 per week.

The median rent in Maylands is $270 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Maylands postcode 6051