Gibson Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Gibson (6448) is a suburb of South East & Central, Goldfields, Western Australia. It is about 587 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Gibson is in the federal electorate of O'Connor.

In the 2011 census the population of Gibson was 445 and is comprised of approximately 48.3% females and 51.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Gibson is 36 years of age.

83.6% of people living in the suburb of Gibson were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.0% England, 2.7% New Zealand, 1.1% Germany, 1.1% Papua New Guinea, 0.9% Scotland.

91.1% of people living in Gibson speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.6% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.7% Filipino , 0.7% German, 0.7% Croatian.

The religious makeup of Gibson is 27.4% No religion, 15.9% Catholic, 15.2% Anglican, 13.9% Christian, nfd, 12.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.3% Pentecostal, 3.1% Churches of Christ, 2.7% Uniting Church, 1.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Baptist.

44.7% of people are married, 40.9% have never married and 8.7% are divorced and 2.5% are separated. There are 12 widowed people living in Gibson.

59.2% of the people living in Gibson over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.9% are working on a part time basis. Gibson has an unemployment rate of 6.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Gibson are 32.1% Managers, 13.2% Technicians & trades workers, 10.5% Professionals, 10.5% Labourers, 10.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.8% Community & personal service workers, 4.7% Sales workers, 3.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Gibson work in are 32.8% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 9.2% Health care and social assistance, 8.7% Education and training, 7.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.2% Manufacturing, 6.2% Accommodation and food services, 5.6% Construction, 5.1% Retail trade, 4.6% Wholesale trade.

43.3% of homes are fully owned, and 30.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 23.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $402 per week and the median household income is $1035 per week.

The median rent in Gibson is $130 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1200 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Gibson postcode 6448