Morley Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Morley (6062) is a suburb of Perth, Eastern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 8 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Morley is in the federal electorate of Perth.

In the 2011 census the population of Morley was 20,301 and is comprised of approximately 50.0% females and 50.0% males.

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

54.4% of people living in the suburb of Morley were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.3% England, 3.8% Vietnam, 3.3% India, 3.1% Italy, 3.1% New Zealand, 1.8% Malaysia, 1.8% China , 1.2% Philippines, 1.1% Burma , 0.9% South Africa, 0.8% Scotland, 0.7% Singapore, 0.7% Mauritius, 0.6% Poland.

64.8% of people living in Morley speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.8% Italian, 4.7% Other, 4.4% Vietnamese, 4.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.7% Cantonese, 2.1% Mandarin, 1.3% Arabic, 1.0% Serbian, 0.8% Greek.

The religious makeup of Morley is 33.3% Catholic, 19.5% No religion, 13.1% Anglican, 6.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.2% Buddhism, 3.5% Islam, 3.2% Eastern Orthodox, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 2.4% Uniting Church, 1.7% Baptist.

50.0% of people are married, 33.9% have never married and 8.0% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 909 widowed people living in Morley.

60.6% of the people living in Morley over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.7% are working on a part time basis. Morley has an unemployment rate of 4.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Morley are 18.2% Technicians & trades workers, 17.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 16.0% Professionals, 10.4% Labourers, 9.9% Community & personal service workers, 9.7% Sales workers, 9.1% Managers, 7.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Morley work in are 11.7% Retail trade, 10.1% Health care and social assistance, 9.9% Construction, 9.8% Manufacturing, 6.7% Accommodation and food services, 6.6% Public administration and safety, 6.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.3% Education and training, 5.5% Transport, postal and warehousing.

37.8% of homes are fully owned, and 32.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 26.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $579 per week and the median household income is $1230 per week.

The median rent in Morley is $330 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1890 per month.

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