Hilton Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Hilton (6163) is a suburb of Perth, Southern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 14 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Hilton is in the federal electorate of Fremantle.

In the 2011 census the population of Hilton was 3,575 and is comprised of approximately 52.7% females and 47.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Hilton is 38 years of age.

69.1% of people living in the suburb of Hilton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.1% England, 2.0% New Zealand, 1.7% Italy, 1.0% Scotland, 1.0% Germany, 0.8% Philippines, 0.7% Canada, 0.7% Ireland, 0.7% Croatia, 0.7% Portugal, 0.6% France, 0.6% United States of America, 0.5% South Africa, 0.5% India.

82.9% of people living in Hilton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.5% Other, 2.1% Italian, 1.0% Spanish, 1.0% German, 0.9% Portuguese, 0.7% Croatian, 0.6% French, 0.4% Polish.

The religious makeup of Hilton is 39.6% No religion, 22.7% Catholic, 12.5% Anglican, 10.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.7% Christian, nfd, 2.3% Uniting Church, 2.0% Buddhism, 1.3% Other religious affiliation , 1.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.0% Baptist.

34.3% of people are married, 41.8% have never married and 13.0% are divorced and 3.2% are separated. There are 219 widowed people living in Hilton.

54.1% of the people living in Hilton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.1% are working on a part time basis. Hilton has an unemployment rate of 7.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Hilton are 29.8% Professionals, 18.1% Technicians & trades workers, 11.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.9% Community & personal service workers, 9.4% Labourers, 8.9% Managers, 5.9% Sales workers, 4.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Hilton work in are 14.8% Education and training, 13.4% Health care and social assistance, 9.1% Construction, 8.0% Retail trade, 7.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.1% Manufacturing, 6.7% Public administration and safety, 5.7% Accommodation and food services, 4.5% Mining.

22.6% of homes are fully owned, and 36.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 33.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $559 per week and the median household income is $1037 per week.

The median rent in Hilton is $235 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Hilton postcode 6163