Floreat Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Floreat (6014) is a suburb of Perth, Other Western Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 7 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Floreat is in the federal electorate of Curtin.

In the 2011 census the population of Floreat was 7,230 and is comprised of approximately 50.5% females and 49.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Floreat is 39 years of age.

72.6% of people living in the suburb of Floreat were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.0% England, 2.1% South Africa, 1.5% New Zealand, 1.3% Scotland, 0.9% Ireland, 0.9% United States of America, 0.9% Malaysia, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.6% Canada, 0.6% Singapore, 0.6% Italy, 0.5% India, 0.5% China , 0.4% Germany.

89.1% of people living in Floreat speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.3% Other, 1.1% Italian, 0.9% Greek, 0.7% Mandarin, 0.6% Cantonese, 0.5% Dutch, 0.5% French, 0.4% Japanese.

The religious makeup of Floreat is 29.3% Catholic, 26.3% No religion, 22.0% Anglican, 5.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.8% Uniting Church, 2.7% Eastern Orthodox, 1.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Baptist, 0.9% Buddhism.

59.8% of people are married, 28.8% have never married and 5.0% are divorced and 1.6% are separated. There are 267 widowed people living in Floreat.

55.6% of the people living in Floreat over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 35.8% are working on a part time basis. Floreat has an unemployment rate of 2.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Floreat are 42.2% Professionals, 17.6% Managers, 12.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.1% Sales workers, 7.3% Community & personal service workers, 6.2% Technicians & trades workers, 3.4% Labourers, 1.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Floreat work in are 16.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 15.8% Health care and social assistance, 12.3% Education and training, 8.3% Retail trade, 5.9% Construction, 5.5% Public administration and safety, 5.5% Mining, 4.8% Accommodation and food services, 4.1% Financial and insurance services.

44.1% of homes are fully owned, and 39.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 14.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $919 per week and the median household income is $2598 per week.

The median rent in Floreat is $450 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2700 per month.

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