Pearsall Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Pearsall (6065) is a suburb of Perth, Northern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 19 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Pearsall is in the federal electorate of Cowan.

In the 2011 census the population of Pearsall was 2,572 and is comprised of approximately 51.2% females and 48.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Pearsall is 31 years of age.

63.1% of people living in the suburb of Pearsall were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 12.5% England, 3.8% New Zealand, 2.1% South Africa, 1.6% Scotland, 1.3% Vietnam, 1.2% India, 0.7% Singapore, 0.6% Italy, 0.6% Malaysia, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% Indonesia, 0.5% Wales, 0.5% Philippines, 0.5% Kenya.

82.6% of people living in Pearsall speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.0% Italian, 1.8% Other, 1.8% Vietnamese, 1.1% Other, 0.9% Indonesian, 0.8% Cantonese, 0.7% Macedonian, 0.7% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Pearsall is 27.4% Catholic, 24.2% No religion, 19.6% Anglican, 5.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.0% Christian, nfd, 2.4% Uniting Church, 2.4% Eastern Orthodox, 2.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.1% Pentecostal, 2.1% Buddhism.

53.8% of people are married, 35.3% have never married and 6.6% are divorced and 2.4% are separated. There are 40 widowed people living in Pearsall.

64.1% of the people living in Pearsall over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.7% are working on a part time basis. Pearsall has an unemployment rate of 3.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Pearsall are 18.6% Technicians & trades workers, 16.9% Professionals, 15.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.4% Sales workers, 11.2% Managers, 8.7% Community & personal service workers, 8.5% Labourers, 6.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Pearsall work in are 13.8% Construction, 13.1% Retail trade, 9.8% Health care and social assistance, 9.1% Manufacturing, 7.1% Education and training, 5.6% Public administration and safety, 5.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.4% Other services, 4.9% Accommodation and food services.

15.2% of homes are fully owned, and 61.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $792 per week and the median household income is $1833 per week.

The median rent in Pearsall is $395 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

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