Joondalup Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Joondalup (6027) is a suburb of Perth, Northern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 25 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Joondalup is in the federal electorate of Moore.

In the 2011 census the population of Joondalup was 9,197 and is comprised of approximately 50.2% females and 49.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Joondalup is 33 years of age.

46.7% of people living in the suburb of Joondalup were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 16.7% England, 3.8% New Zealand, 3.3% South Africa, 2.7% Scotland, 2.1% China , 1.8% Ireland, 1.6% India, 1.1% Zimbabwe, 1.1% Singapore, 1.0% Malaysia, 0.8% Philippines, 0.6% Wales, 0.6% Germany, 0.6% Poland.

78.0% of people living in Joondalup speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.7% Other, 2.3% Mandarin, 0.8% Arabic, 0.7% Cantonese, 0.7% Spanish, 0.7% Polish, 0.6% German, 0.6% French.

The religious makeup of Joondalup is 27.0% No religion, 21.1% Catholic, 19.4% Anglican, 9.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.2% Christian, nfd, 2.6% Uniting Church, 2.6% Baptist, 2.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.2% Pentecostal, 1.7% Buddhism.

43.6% of people are married, 40.8% have never married and 8.1% are divorced and 3.4% are separated. There are 320 widowed people living in Joondalup.

58.8% of the people living in Joondalup over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.3% are working on a part time basis. Joondalup has an unemployment rate of 5.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Joondalup are 18.4% Professionals, 17.7% Technicians & trades workers, 15.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.5% Community & personal service workers, 10.6% Sales workers, 10.4% Managers, 8.5% Labourers, 4.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Joondalup work in are 12.4% Health care and social assistance, 12.0% Retail trade, 11.1% Construction, 7.8% Education and training, 7.2% Accommodation and food services, 7.1% Manufacturing, 7.0% Public administration and safety, 6.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.0% Mining.

19.9% of homes are fully owned, and 34.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 43.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $667 per week and the median household income is $1533 per week.

The median rent in Joondalup is $360 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

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