Langford Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Langford (6147) is a suburb of Perth, South Perth Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 13 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Langford is in the federal electorate of Swan.

In the 2011 census the population of Langford was 5,529 and is comprised of approximately 48.8% females and 51.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Langford is 32 years of age.

44.4% of people living in the suburb of Langford were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.3% China , 4.4% England, 4.1% Burma , 4.0% India, 3.9% Malaysia, 2.6% New Zealand, 2.6% Indonesia, 2.3% Philippines, 2.0% Singapore, 1.8% Afghanistan, 1.2% Thailand, 1.2% Vietnam, 1.0% Cambodia, 0.8% Sri Lanka.

52.2% of people living in Langford speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.5% Other, 6.2% Mandarin, 5.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.3% Cantonese, 2.6% Indonesian, 2.1% Other , 1.8% Arabic, 1.5% Khmer, 1.5% Persian.

The religious makeup of Langford is 22.0% No religion, 21.2% Catholic, 11.2% Islam, 10.8% Anglican, 8.0% Buddhism, 7.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.1% Baptist, 3.1% Christian, nfd, 2.2% Hinduism, 1.9% Uniting Church.

45.0% of people are married, 39.1% have never married and 8.7% are divorced and 3.1% are separated. There are 174 widowed people living in Langford.

59.0% of the people living in Langford over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 24.9% are working on a part time basis. Langford has an unemployment rate of 8.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Langford are 17.9% Technicians & trades workers, 14.7% Labourers, 14.2% Professionals, 12.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 12.1% Community & personal service workers, 7.6% Sales workers, 6.4% Managers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Langford work in are 12.6% Manufacturing, 10.7% Health care and social assistance, 9.7% Retail trade, 8.5% Accommodation and food services, 7.7% Construction, 6.5% Education and training, 5.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.7% Public administration and safety, 5.6% Professional, scientific and technical services.

23.8% of homes are fully owned, and 42.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 30.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $514 per week and the median household income is $1112 per week.

The median rent in Langford is $280 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

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