Mariginiup Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Mariginiup (6078) is a suburb of Perth, Northern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 27 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Mariginiup is in the federal electorates of Cowan, Pearce.

In the 2011 census the population of Mariginiup was 863 and is comprised of approximately 47.0% females and 53.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Mariginiup is 42 years of age.

63.7% of people living in the suburb of Mariginiup were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 12.5% England, 3.0% Vietnam, 2.4% New Zealand, 1.9% Wales, 1.9% Germany, 1.5% Poland, 0.8% India, 0.7% Italy, 0.6% Zimbabwe, 0.6% Greece, 0.6% United States of America, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.6% Northern Ireland, 0.6% Scotland.

82.5% of people living in Mariginiup speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.4% Vietnamese, 2.5% Italian, 2.0% German, 1.2% Polish, 0.8% Croatian, 0.8% Arabic, 0.8% Greek, 0.7% French.

The religious makeup of Mariginiup is 31.2% Catholic, 22.5% No religion, 20.4% Anglican, 8.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.7% Uniting Church, 2.8% Buddhism, 2.3% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Eastern Orthodox, 1.5% Baptist, 1.0% Pentecostal.

59.4% of people are married, 29.8% have never married and 6.8% are divorced and 2.3% are separated. There are 12 widowed people living in Mariginiup.

55.3% of the people living in Mariginiup over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.6% are working on a part time basis. Mariginiup has an unemployment rate of 3.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Mariginiup are 19.5% Technicians & trades workers, 17.0% Managers, 16.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.8% Professionals, 10.2% Labourers, 8.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.1% Sales workers, 5.7% Community & personal service workers, 0.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Mariginiup work in are 20.6% Construction, 10.2% Retail trade, 8.3% Manufacturing, 7.9% Education and training, 7.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.0% Health care and social assistance, 5.7% Accommodation and food services, 5.5% Other services, 4.9% Transport, postal and warehousing.

41.5% of homes are fully owned, and 48.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 7.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $635 per week and the median household income is $1852 per week.

The median rent in Mariginiup is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

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