Perth Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Perth (6000) is a suburb of Perth, Perth City, Western Australia. 0 Perth is in the federal electorates of Curtin, Perth.

In the 2011 census the population of Perth was 9,237 and is comprised of approximately 43.4% females and 56.6% males.

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

36.6% of people living in the suburb of Perth were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.9% England, 3.4% Ireland, 3.3% New Zealand, 2.4% Malaysia, 2.3% India, 1.9% China , 1.8% Vietnam, 1.5% Scotland, 1.4% Indonesia, 1.4% Korea, Republic of , 1.4% Singapore, 1.3% United States of America, 1.2% Italy, 1.0% South Africa.

56.6% of people living in Perth speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 13.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.8% Mandarin, 3.2% Other, 2.5% Cantonese, 2.1% Italian, 1.9% Vietnamese, 1.3% Indonesian, 1.2% Korean, 1.1% Other.

The religious makeup of Perth is 30.3% No religion, 21.2% Catholic, 16.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.4% Anglican, 5.4% Buddhism, 3.0% Christian, nfd, 2.8% Islam, 2.7% Hinduism, 1.8% Eastern Orthodox, 1.6% Uniting Church.

28.9% of people are married, 57.7% have never married and 8.2% are divorced and 3.1% are separated. There are 174 widowed people living in Perth.

70.3% of the people living in Perth over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 19.6% are working on a part time basis. Perth has an unemployment rate of 5.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Perth are 36.4% Professionals, 14.8% Managers, 12.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.5% Technicians & trades workers, 8.8% Community & personal service workers, 6.8% Labourers, 5.0% Sales workers, 2.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Perth work in are 17.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.1% Accommodation and food services, 8.4% Mining, 8.3% Health care and social assistance, 7.2% Construction, 7.1% Retail trade, 6.1% Public administration and safety, 5.5% Education and training, 4.7% Administrative and support services.

13.2% of homes are fully owned, and 23.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 60.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $948 per week and the median household income is $1749 per week.

The median rent in Perth is $400 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2473 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Perth postcode 6000