West Leederville Demographics (WA) Local Stats

West Leederville (6007) is a suburb of Perth, Other Western Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 3 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. West Leederville is in the federal electorate of Curtin.

In the 2011 census the population of West Leederville was 3,806 and is comprised of approximately 52.2% females and 47.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of West Leederville is 37 years of age.

57.2% of people living in the suburb of West Leederville were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.2% England, 3.5% Ireland, 2.9% India, 2.7% New Zealand, 1.9% Italy, 1.3% Scotland, 1.0% South Africa, 1.0% Malaysia, 0.9% Singapore, 0.9% United States of America, 0.9% Japan, 0.7% Canada, 0.6% Germany, 0.6% Netherlands.

75.7% of people living in West Leederville speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.4% Italian, 2.1% Other, 1.2% Cantonese, 1.1% Mandarin, 1.1% Hindi, 1.0% French, 1.0% Other, 0.8% Japanese.

The religious makeup of West Leederville is 32.9% No religion, 25.9% Catholic, 13.5% Anglican, 9.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.7% Uniting Church, 2.4% Hinduism, 1.8% Buddhism, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.6% Eastern Orthodox, 1.6% Presbyterian and Reformed.

41.6% of people are married, 44.4% have never married and 7.9% are divorced and 2.0% are separated. There are 134 widowed people living in West Leederville.

64.4% of the people living in West Leederville over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.6% are working on a part time basis. West Leederville has an unemployment rate of 3.7%.

The main occupations of people living in West Leederville are 42.5% Professionals, 14.9% Managers, 12.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.4% Technicians & trades workers, 7.3% Sales workers, 6.5% Community & personal service workers, 4.5% Labourers, 2.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 0.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from West Leederville work in are 17.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 15.9% Health care and social assistance, 8.8% Education and training, 7.9% Retail trade, 7.1% Construction, 6.4% Accommodation and food services, 5.9% Mining, 5.0% Public administration and safety, 3.6% Financial and insurance services.

30.2% of homes are fully owned, and 28.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 39.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $912 per week and the median household income is $1918 per week.

The median rent in West Leederville is $330 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

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