Midland Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Midland (6056) is a suburb of Perth, Eastern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 16 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Midland is in the federal electorate of Hasluck.

In the 2011 census the population of Midland was 5,110 and is comprised of approximately 50.2% females and 49.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Midland is 38 years of age.

54.5% of people living in the suburb of Midland were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.7% England, 5.5% New Zealand, 4.5% Philippines, 3.5% India, 3.3% Italy, 1.3% Croatia, 0.9% China , 0.9% Zimbabwe, 0.8% Scotland, 0.6% Poland, 0.5% United States of America, 0.5% South Africa, 0.5% Germany, 0.4% Netherlands.

69.2% of people living in Midland speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 9.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.1% Italian, 3.6% Other, 3.1% Tagalog, 1.4% Croatian, 0.9% Mandarin, 0.8% Punjabi, 0.8% Filipino , 0.8% Hindi.

The religious makeup of Midland is 27.2% Catholic, 22.2% No religion, 14.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 13.8% Anglican, 2.8% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Uniting Church, 1.7% Hinduism, 1.7% Pentecostal, 1.6% Other religious affiliation , 1.5% Presbyterian and Reformed.

29.3% of people are married, 42.8% have never married and 13.1% are divorced and 5.3% are separated. There are 421 widowed people living in Midland.

64.3% of the people living in Midland over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 22.2% are working on a part time basis. Midland has an unemployment rate of 8.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Midland are 17.6% Technicians & trades workers, 13.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.4% Labourers, 12.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.7% Professionals, 11.5% Community & personal service workers, 10.3% Sales workers, 7.7% Managers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Midland work in are 12.2% Retail trade, 11.4% Health care and social assistance, 10.9% Manufacturing, 8.5% Construction, 8.3% Accommodation and food services, 8.0% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.8% Public administration and safety, 4.7% Mining, 4.6% Administrative and support services.

19.7% of homes are fully owned, and 20.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 56.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $551 per week and the median household income is $905 per week.

The median rent in Midland is $295 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1690 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Midland postcode 6056