Woodlands Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Woodlands (6018) is a suburb of Perth, Other Western Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 8 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Woodlands is in the federal electorate of Curtin.

In the 2011 census the population of Woodlands was 3,967 and is comprised of approximately 51.2% females and 48.8% males.

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

69.7% of people living in the suburb of Woodlands were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.6% England, 2.3% South Africa, 1.7% New Zealand, 1.6% Malaysia, 1.6% India, 1.1% Scotland, 1.0% Italy, 1.0% Ireland, 1.0% Singapore, 0.7% United States of America, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.6% Indonesia, 0.5% China , 0.5% Zimbabwe.

85.7% of people living in Woodlands speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.4% Other, 2.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.7% Italian, 1.0% Mandarin, 0.9% Cantonese, 0.7% German, 0.6% Japanese, 0.6% French, 0.5% Indonesian.

The religious makeup of Woodlands is 30.2% Catholic, 22.9% No religion, 22.1% Anglican, 5.4% Uniting Church, 4.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.2% Christian, nfd, 1.7% Eastern Orthodox, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.1% Other religious affiliation .

54.8% of people are married, 27.9% have never married and 6.6% are divorced and 2.0% are separated. There are 278 widowed people living in Woodlands.

54.0% of the people living in Woodlands over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 37.4% are working on a part time basis. Woodlands has an unemployment rate of 3.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Woodlands are 32.5% Professionals, 15.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.1% Managers, 10.2% Technicians & trades workers, 9.6% Sales workers, 8.1% Community & personal service workers, 5.0% Labourers, 2.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Woodlands work in are 13.2% Education and training, 13.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 13.1% Health care and social assistance, 10.1% Retail trade, 7.8% Construction, 6.1% Public administration and safety, 5.2% Accommodation and food services, 4.5% Manufacturing, 4.4% Mining.

49.8% of homes are fully owned, and 27.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 19.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $640 per week and the median household income is $1408 per week.

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

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Woodlands postcode 6018