Kenwick Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Kenwick (6107) is a suburb of Perth, Southern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 14 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Kenwick is in the federal electorate of Hasluck.

In the 2011 census the population of Kenwick was 5,461 and is comprised of approximately 49.2% females and 50.8% males.

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

57.1% of people living in the suburb of Kenwick were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.0% England, 3.3% New Zealand, 2.3% India, 1.8% Burma , 1.6% Philippines, 1.6% Indonesia, 1.3% Malaysia, 1.0% Cambodia, 0.9% China , 0.7% Thailand, 0.6% Singapore, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% Italy, 0.5% Ethiopia.

69.3% of people living in Kenwick speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 9.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 6.5% Other, 1.8% Khmer, 1.7% Indonesian, 1.3% Mandarin, 0.8% Italian, 0.8% Tagalog, 0.7% Cantonese, 0.7% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Kenwick is 23.4% No religion, 22.2% Catholic, 14.4% Anglican, 12.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.7% Islam, 4.0% Christian, nfd, 3.5% Buddhism, 2.2% Baptist, 2.1% Pentecostal, 2.0% Uniting Church.

43.4% of people are married, 39.5% have never married and 9.6% are divorced and 3.7% are separated. There are 162 widowed people living in Kenwick.

62.5% of the people living in Kenwick over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.0% are working on a part time basis. Kenwick has an unemployment rate of 5.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Kenwick are 18.5% Technicians & trades workers, 16.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 12.2% Labourers, 11.6% Professionals, 9.3% Community & personal service workers, 8.9% Sales workers, 8.2% Managers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Kenwick work in are 11.5% Retail trade, 10.8% Manufacturing, 9.8% Construction, 9.7% Health care and social assistance, 9.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.0% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.6% Public administration and safety, 5.2% Other services, 4.9% Education and training.

23.7% of homes are fully owned, and 45.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $574 per week and the median household income is $1177 per week.

The median rent in Kenwick is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1625 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Kenwick postcode 6107