Rossmoyne Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Rossmoyne (6148) is a suburb of Perth, South Perth Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 9 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Rossmoyne is in the federal electorate of Tangney.

In the 2011 census the population of Rossmoyne was 3,358 and is comprised of approximately 53.5% females and 46.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Rossmoyne is 45 years of age.

55.4% of people living in the suburb of Rossmoyne were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 9.3% England, 5.3% Malaysia, 3.6% India, 2.5% China , 2.2% South Africa, 1.8% Singapore, 1.8% New Zealand, 1.5% Scotland, 1.4% Sri Lanka, 0.9% Indonesia, 0.8% Netherlands, 0.7% Philippines, 0.6% Burma , 0.5% Ireland.

75.5% of people living in Rossmoyne speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.2% Mandarin, 3.2% Other, 2.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.7% Cantonese, 1.1% Sinhalese, 1.0% Tamil, 1.0% Indonesian, 0.8% Other , 0.8% Korean.

The religious makeup of Rossmoyne is 21.7% No religion, 19.8% Anglican, 19.5% Catholic, 5.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.4% Uniting Church, 4.8% Buddhism, 3.6% Christian, nfd, 3.6% Baptist, 3.5% Seventh-day Adventist, 3.4% Presbyterian and Reformed.

56.5% of people are married, 27.0% have never married and 4.6% are divorced and 1.5% are separated. There are 292 widowed people living in Rossmoyne.

53.4% of the people living in Rossmoyne over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 36.3% are working on a part time basis. Rossmoyne has an unemployment rate of 4.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Rossmoyne are 32.5% Professionals, 17.4% Managers, 15.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.9% Technicians & trades workers, 8.4% Community & personal service workers, 6.8% Labourers, 6.4% Sales workers, 3.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Rossmoyne work in are 13.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 11.0% Education and training, 10.9% Health care and social assistance, 8.4% Retail trade, 6.8% Accommodation and food services, 6.6% Construction, 6.6% Public administration and safety, 6.6% Manufacturing, 5.7% Mining.

44.7% of homes are fully owned, and 27.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 16.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $541 per week and the median household income is $1490 per week.

The median rent in Rossmoyne is $370 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2100 per month.

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