Marangaroo Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Marangaroo (6064) is a suburb of Perth, Northern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 14 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Marangaroo is in the federal electorate of Cowan.

In the 2011 census the population of Marangaroo was 10,519 and is comprised of approximately 51.5% females and 48.5% males.

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

57.1% of people living in the suburb of Marangaroo were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.5% Vietnam, 4.4% England, 2.6% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 2.3% New Zealand, 2.0% Italy, 1.6% Burma , 1.4% India, 1.1% Philippines, 1.0% Sudan, 0.9% Scotland, 0.9% Malaysia, 0.8% Croatia, 0.7% South Africa, 0.6% China .

59.3% of people living in Marangaroo speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 11.2% Vietnamese, 5.3% Other, 4.6% Macedonian, 3.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.9% Italian, 1.8% Arabic, 1.3% Cantonese, 1.0% Serbian, 0.8% Greek.

The religious makeup of Marangaroo is 27.3% Catholic, 17.5% No religion, 11.4% Anglican, 10.1% Buddhism, 8.0% Eastern Orthodox, 6.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.1% Islam, 3.1% Christian, nfd, 2.1% Baptist, 2.0% Uniting Church.

49.0% of people are married, 34.3% have never married and 8.1% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 470 widowed people living in Marangaroo.

57.6% of the people living in Marangaroo over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.0% are working on a part time basis. Marangaroo has an unemployment rate of 4.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Marangaroo are 19.7% Technicians & trades workers, 15.0% Labourers, 14.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.0% Professionals, 10.4% Community & personal service workers, 9.3% Sales workers, 8.8% Managers, 8.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Marangaroo work in are 11.7% Retail trade, 11.4% Manufacturing, 11.2% Construction, 11.1% Health care and social assistance, 6.7% Education and training, 6.6% Accommodation and food services, 5.2% Public administration and safety, 5.2% Other services, 4.6% Professional, scientific and technical services.

29.5% of homes are fully owned, and 48.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 18.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $530 per week and the median household income is $1245 per week.

The median rent in Marangaroo is $318 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1651 per month.

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