Banjup Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Banjup (6164) is a suburb of Perth, Southern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 21 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Banjup is in the federal electorate of Fremantle.

In the 2011 census the population of Banjup was 1,402 and is comprised of approximately 49.6% females and 50.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Banjup is 41 years of age.

72.0% of people living in the suburb of Banjup were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 8.6% England, 2.4% New Zealand, 1.4% Scotland, 1.4% Italy, 1.2% China , 1.1% South Africa, 0.9% Trinidad and Tobago, 0.8% Germany, 0.8% United States of America, 0.6% Guernsey, 0.6% Malaysia, 0.5% Singapore, 0.5% Jersey, 0.4% Ireland.

88.4% of people living in Banjup speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.9% Italian, 1.5% Mandarin, 1.0% Cantonese, 0.6% Other, 0.6% Portuguese, 0.6% Polish, 0.5% Arabic, 0.4% Japanese.

The religious makeup of Banjup is 29.9% Catholic, 25.2% No religion, 21.8% Anglican, 4.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.9% Uniting Church, 3.8% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Baptist, 0.9% Buddhism, 0.9% Other Religious Groups.

60.4% of people are married, 30.1% have never married and 5.2% are divorced and 2.2% are separated. There are 24 widowed people living in Banjup.

55.4% of the people living in Banjup over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.9% are working on a part time basis. Banjup has an unemployment rate of 3.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Banjup are 20.8% Technicians & trades workers, 17.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.3% Managers, 13.3% Professionals, 8.4% Sales workers, 8.3% Labourers, 7.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.1% Community & personal service workers, 2.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Banjup work in are 17.4% Construction, 10.3% Manufacturing, 9.3% Health care and social assistance, 8.5% Retail trade, 7.5% Education and training, 5.9% Accommodation and food services, 5.7% Other services, 5.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.7% Professional, scientific and technical services.

46.3% of homes are fully owned, and 44.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 7.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $705 per week and the median household income is $2175 per week.

The median rent in Banjup is $350 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2123 per month.

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