Applecross Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Applecross (6153) is a suburb of Perth, Fremantle, Western Australia. It is about 8 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Applecross is in the federal electorate of Tangney.

In the 2011 census the population of Applecross was 6,579 and is comprised of approximately 51.3% females and 48.7% males.

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

55.7% of people living in the suburb of Applecross were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.5% England, 2.4% Malaysia, 2.4% Indonesia, 2.3% South Africa, 1.8% New Zealand, 1.8% Singapore, 1.8% Scotland, 1.4% United States of America, 1.4% India, 1.1% China , 0.8% Italy, 0.7% Hong Kong , 0.7% Iran, 0.6% Ireland.

74.8% of people living in Applecross speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.3% Other, 2.1% Mandarin, 2.0% Indonesian, 1.8% Cantonese, 1.4% Italian, 0.7% French, 0.7% Persian, 0.6% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Applecross is 25.3% Catholic, 20.3% No religion, 19.8% Anglican, 10.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.5% Uniting Church, 3.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.6% Buddhism, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Baptist, 1.4% Islam.

55.4% of people are married, 30.3% have never married and 6.8% are divorced and 2.3% are separated. There are 293 widowed people living in Applecross.

58.8% of the people living in Applecross over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.9% are working on a part time basis. Applecross has an unemployment rate of 3.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Applecross are 35.7% Professionals, 19.9% Managers, 14.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.3% Sales workers, 7.3% Community & personal service workers, 7.0% Technicians & trades workers, 3.0% Labourers, 2.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Applecross work in are 14.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 12.2% Health care and social assistance, 8.7% Education and training, 8.6% Retail trade, 8.1% Construction, 6.6% Mining, 5.5% Accommodation and food services, 5.1% Public administration and safety, 4.8% Manufacturing.

43.1% of homes are fully owned, and 24.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 29.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $919 per week and the median household income is $2095 per week.

The median rent in Applecross is $400 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2900 per month.

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