Dalkeith Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Dalkeith (6009) is a suburb of Perth, Inner Western Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 7 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Dalkeith is in the federal electorate of Curtin.

In the 2011 census the population of Dalkeith was 4,258 and is comprised of approximately 51.4% females and 48.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Dalkeith is 41 years of age.

60.0% of people living in the suburb of Dalkeith were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.8% England, 4.4% Malaysia, 3.1% Singapore, 2.5% South Africa, 2.0% New Zealand, 1.9% United States of America, 1.5% Scotland, 1.4% Indonesia, 1.2% Hong Kong , 1.1% China , 0.9% India, 0.6% Japan, 0.6% Sri Lanka, 0.5% Italy.

80.1% of people living in Dalkeith speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.2% Mandarin, 2.7% Cantonese, 1.4% Indonesian, 1.3% Italian, 0.9% Greek, 0.8% Other, 0.7% Japanese, 0.7% Other.

The religious makeup of Dalkeith is 24.5% Anglican, 22.5% Catholic, 22.1% No religion, 7.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.0% Uniting Church, 2.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.6% Buddhism, 2.0% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Eastern Orthodox, 1.6% Hinduism.

60.8% of people are married, 31.1% have never married and 3.8% are divorced and 1.1% are separated. There are 110 widowed people living in Dalkeith.

52.8% of the people living in Dalkeith over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 37.4% are working on a part time basis. Dalkeith has an unemployment rate of 3.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Dalkeith are 45.4% Professionals, 19.9% Managers, 12.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.8% Sales workers, 6.2% Community & personal service workers, 3.0% Technicians & trades workers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 1.6% Labourers, 1.2% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Dalkeith work in are 23.0% Health care and social assistance, 15.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.6% Retail trade, 8.4% Education and training, 5.6% Financial and insurance services, 5.1% Accommodation and food services, 5.1% Mining, 4.5% Construction, 3.7% Rental, hiring and real estate services.

53.0% of homes are fully owned, and 25.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 18.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $975 per week and the median household income is $2795 per week.

The median rent in Dalkeith is $700 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $4500 per month.

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