Yokine Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Yokine (6060) is a suburb of Perth, Inner Northern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 7 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Yokine is in the federal electorates of Perth, Stirling.

In the 2011 census the population of Yokine was 10,613 and is comprised of approximately 50.9% females and 49.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Yokine is 37 years of age.

53.4% of people living in the suburb of Yokine were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.9% England, 3.5% India, 3.1% Italy, 2.9% South Africa, 2.5% New Zealand, 1.5% Vietnam, 1.5% China , 1.3% Malaysia, 1.0% Ireland, 0.9% Scotland, 0.8% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 0.7% Greece, 0.6% Philippines, 0.6% Poland.

65.6% of people living in Yokine speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.7% Italian, 4.5% Other, 2.1% Vietnamese, 1.7% Mandarin, 1.5% Cantonese, 1.4% Macedonian, 1.2% Arabic, 1.1% Other.

The religious makeup of Yokine is 28.4% Catholic, 20.1% No religion, 10.7% Anglican, 9.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.8% Judaism, 4.5% Eastern Orthodox, 3.3% Buddhism, 2.9% Islam, 2.6% Hinduism, 2.3% Uniting Church.

41.4% of people are married, 38.9% have never married and 10.0% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 595 widowed people living in Yokine.

62.7% of the people living in Yokine over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.0% are working on a part time basis. Yokine has an unemployment rate of 4.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Yokine are 26.4% Professionals, 16.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.9% Technicians & trades workers, 10.9% Managers, 9.6% Sales workers, 9.1% Community & personal service workers, 8.3% Labourers, 4.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Yokine work in are 11.3% Health care and social assistance, 10.6% Retail trade, 9.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.3% Construction, 7.8% Education and training, 6.6% Accommodation and food services, 6.5% Manufacturing, 6.4% Public administration and safety, 4.1% Financial and insurance services.

28.6% of homes are fully owned, and 28.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 40.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $695 per week and the median household income is $1206 per week.

The median rent in Yokine is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

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