Kambalda West Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Kambalda West (6442) is a suburb of South East & Central, Goldfields, Western Australia. It is about 554 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Kambalda West is in the federal electorate of O'Connor.

In the 2011 census the population of Kambalda West was 1,843 and is comprised of approximately 48.3% females and 51.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Kambalda West is 28 years of age.

69.3% of people living in the suburb of Kambalda West were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 12.4% New Zealand, 2.4% England, 1.4% South Africa, 0.8% Papua New Guinea, 0.7% Scotland, 0.7% Ghana, 0.6% Philippines, 0.6% China , 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% India, 0.4% Germany, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% Mauritius.

86.7% of people living in Kambalda West speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.8% Other, 0.4% Mandarin, 0.4% French, 0.3% German, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% Filipino .

The religious makeup of Kambalda West is 30.4% No religion, 19.6% Catholic, 17.7% Anglican, 12.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.1% Uniting Church, 2.9% Christian, nfd, 2.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.9% Pentecostal, 1.6% Baptist, 1.0% Other Christian.

46.2% of people are married, 41.3% have never married and 6.0% are divorced and 4.2% are separated. There are 28 widowed people living in Kambalda West.

72.3% of the people living in Kambalda West over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 15.4% are working on a part time basis. Kambalda West has an unemployment rate of 6.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Kambalda West are 30.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 24.2% Technicians & trades workers, 9.5% Professionals, 9.3% Labourers, 9.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.5% Community & personal service workers, 4.2% Managers, 3.9% Sales workers, 2.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Kambalda West work in are 50.2% Mining, 7.4% Education and training, 6.2% Manufacturing, 5.4% Retail trade, 4.5% Construction, 4.5% Public administration and safety, 3.3% Health care and social assistance, 3.1% Other services, 2.9% Inadequately described/Not stated.

15.1% of homes are fully owned, and 40.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 42.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $1022 per week and the median household income is $2434 per week.

The median rent in Kambalda West is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1490 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Kambalda West postcode 6442