North Beach Demographics (WA) Local Stats

North Beach (6020) is a suburb of Perth, Northern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 15 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. North Beach is in the federal electorate of Stirling.

In the 2011 census the population of North Beach was 3,091 and is comprised of approximately 51.5% females and 48.5% males.

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

69.5% of people living in the suburb of North Beach were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 9.6% England, 2.5% New Zealand, 1.8% South Africa, 1.1% Scotland, 0.7% Ireland, 0.6% United States of America, 0.6% Germany, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% Italy, 0.4% Singapore, 0.4% Canada, 0.3% Malaysia, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Vietnam.

88.1% of people living in North Beach speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.0% Other, 0.9% Italian, 0.6% Greek, 0.6% German, 0.4% Spanish, 0.4% Mandarin, 0.4% Japanese, 0.3% Vietnamese.

The religious makeup of North Beach is 29.2% No religion, 24.5% Catholic, 20.5% Anglican, 8.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.6% Uniting Church, 2.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Baptist, 1.2% Other religious affiliation , 1.1% Eastern Orthodox.

46.6% of people are married, 34.0% have never married and 11.1% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 130 widowed people living in North Beach.

57.1% of the people living in North Beach over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.0% are working on a part time basis. North Beach has an unemployment rate of 3.0%.

The main occupations of people living in North Beach are 27.8% Professionals, 14.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.5% Managers, 14.0% Technicians & trades workers, 9.3% Sales workers, 8.9% Community & personal service workers, 6.3% Labourers, 3.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from North Beach work in are 14.1% Construction, 11.2% Health care and social assistance, 10.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.1% Education and training, 8.3% Retail trade, 6.9% Manufacturing, 5.3% Public administration and safety, 4.5% Accommodation and food services, 4.4% Wholesale trade.

34.1% of homes are fully owned, and 26.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 37.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $784 per week and the median household income is $1346 per week.

The median rent in North Beach is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2822 per month.

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