Carlisle Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Carlisle (6101) is a suburb of Perth, Southern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 6 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Carlisle is in the federal electorate of Swan.

In the 2011 census the population of Carlisle was 5,959 and is comprised of approximately 48.7% females and 51.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Carlisle is 34 years of age.

55.0% of people living in the suburb of Carlisle were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.5% England, 3.6% India, 2.7% New Zealand, 1.9% China , 1.8% Malaysia, 1.4% Philippines, 1.2% Italy, 1.2% Afghanistan, 1.1% Indonesia, 1.0% Ireland, 0.9% Scotland, 0.8% Korea, Republic of , 0.8% Burma , 0.7% Singapore.

68.6% of people living in Carlisle speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.0% Other, 2.9% Mandarin, 1.7% Cantonese, 1.5% Italian, 1.1% Persian, 1.1% Indonesian, 0.9% Arabic, 0.9% Korean.

The religious makeup of Carlisle is 24.9% Catholic, 24.7% No religion, 13.8% Anglican, 9.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.9% Islam, 2.9% Christian, nfd, 2.9% Uniting Church, 2.8% Buddhism, 2.2% Hinduism, 1.5% Pentecostal.

37.1% of people are married, 43.2% have never married and 11.1% are divorced and 3.0% are separated. There are 281 widowed people living in Carlisle.

63.5% of the people living in Carlisle over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.3% are working on a part time basis. Carlisle has an unemployment rate of 5.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Carlisle are 25.0% Professionals, 17.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.5% Technicians & trades workers, 10.0% Managers, 8.4% Community & personal service workers, 8.4% Labourers, 7.1% Sales workers, 6.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Carlisle work in are 11.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.1% Health care and social assistance, 8.2% Retail trade, 8.0% Construction, 7.6% Accommodation and food services, 6.9% Public administration and safety, 6.9% Education and training, 6.6% Manufacturing, 5.5% Mining.

21.2% of homes are fully owned, and 30.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 43.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $665 per week and the median household income is $1237 per week.

The median rent in Carlisle is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

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