Noranda Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Noranda (6062) is a suburb of Perth, Inner Northern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 10 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Noranda is in the federal electorate of Perth.

In the 2011 census the population of Noranda was 8,079 and is comprised of approximately 51.0% females and 49.0% males.

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

55.9% of people living in the suburb of Noranda were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.5% England, 4.4% Italy, 4.4% Vietnam, 3.8% South Africa, 2.8% India, 2.1% New Zealand, 2.1% Malaysia, 1.0% Greece, 1.0% China , 0.9% Scotland, 0.9% Singapore, 0.8% Burma , 0.6% Hong Kong , 0.6% Croatia.

65.1% of people living in Noranda speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.4% Italian, 6.1% Vietnamese, 3.3% Other, 2.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.6% Cantonese, 2.0% Greek, 1.1% Arabic, 1.1% Mandarin, 0.8% Other.

The religious makeup of Noranda is 37.7% Catholic, 13.4% No religion, 12.5% Anglican, 5.9% Buddhism, 5.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.1% Judaism, 4.5% Eastern Orthodox, 3.3% Islam, 2.6% Uniting Church, 1.9% Christian, nfd.

57.2% of people are married, 28.7% have never married and 6.2% are divorced and 2.5% are separated. There are 366 widowed people living in Noranda.

59.2% of the people living in Noranda over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.8% are working on a part time basis. Noranda has an unemployment rate of 3.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Noranda are 19.4% Professionals, 17.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.9% Technicians & trades workers, 11.2% Sales workers, 11.0% Managers, 9.0% Community & personal service workers, 8.2% Labourers, 5.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Noranda work in are 12.1% Retail trade, 11.1% Health care and social assistance, 9.5% Construction, 9.0% Manufacturing, 8.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.0% Education and training, 6.1% Public administration and safety, 5.6% Accommodation and food services, 5.0% Other services.

48.4% of homes are fully owned, and 33.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $615 per week and the median household income is $1416 per week.

The median rent in Noranda is $320 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1900 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Noranda postcode 6062