Craigie Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Craigie (6025) is a suburb of Perth, Northern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 21 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Craigie is in the federal electorate of Moore.

In the 2011 census the population of Craigie was 5,602 and is comprised of approximately 49.1% females and 50.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Craigie is 34 years of age.

62.4% of people living in the suburb of Craigie were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 11.6% England, 5.0% New Zealand, 1.6% Scotland, 1.6% South Africa, 1.3% Ireland, 0.9% Germany, 0.7% Zimbabwe, 0.7% India, 0.6% Malaysia, 0.6% Poland, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% Philippines, 0.5% Italy, 0.4% Wales.

86.0% of people living in Craigie speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.9% Other, 0.8% German, 0.7% Polish, 0.5% Italian, 0.5% Mandarin, 0.4% Spanish, 0.4% Cantonese, 0.4% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Craigie is 30.6% No religion, 22.3% Catholic, 19.0% Anglican, 8.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.8% Christian, nfd, 2.6% Uniting Church, 2.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.5% Baptist, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.3% Other religious affiliation .

42.6% of people are married, 39.9% have never married and 10.1% are divorced and 4.2% are separated. There are 151 widowed people living in Craigie.

59.7% of the people living in Craigie over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.8% are working on a part time basis. Craigie has an unemployment rate of 4.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Craigie are 22.0% Technicians & trades workers, 16.6% Professionals, 15.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.7% Community & personal service workers, 10.2% Labourers, 9.0% Sales workers, 7.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.9% Managers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Craigie work in are 14.5% Construction, 11.8% Health care and social assistance, 10.9% Retail trade, 8.2% Manufacturing, 7.1% Education and training, 6.6% Public administration and safety, 6.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.9% Other services, 4.8% Accommodation and food services.

25.7% of homes are fully owned, and 47.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 24.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $689 per week and the median household income is $1316 per week.

The median rent in Craigie is $330 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Craigie postcode 6025