Leonora Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Leonora (6438) is a suburb of South East & Central, Goldfields, Western Australia. It is about 626 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Leonora is in the federal electorate of O'Connor.

In the 2011 census the population of Leonora was 1,216 and is comprised of approximately 37.1% females and 62.9% males.

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

48.9% of people living in the suburb of Leonora were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.9% Iran, 4.8% New Zealand, 3.8% England, 2.8% Sri Lanka, 0.7% South Africa, 0.7% Hungary, 0.6% India, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% China , 0.4% Singapore, 0.4% Thailand, 0.4% Somalia, 0.4% Slovakia.

55.6% of people living in Leonora speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 35.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.6% Australian Indigenous Languages , 1.7% Other, 0.5% Mandarin, 0.2% Punjabi, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Hungarian, 0.2% Tamil.

The religious makeup of Leonora is 39.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 22.9% No religion, 10.5% Catholic, 9.6% Anglican, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 2.1% Seventh-day Adventist, 2.1% Churches of Christ, 1.7% Baptist, 1.3% Other religious affiliation , 1.0% Presbyterian and Reformed.

30.4% of people are married, 55.4% have never married and 9.0% are divorced and 3.5% are separated. There are 18 widowed people living in Leonora.

75.3% of the people living in Leonora over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 12.6% are working on a part time basis. Leonora has an unemployment rate of 4.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Leonora are 22.9% Technicians & trades workers, 20.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 14.0% Labourers, 13.0% Professionals, 10.3% Managers, 9.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.7% Community & personal service workers, 1.8% Sales workers, 1.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Leonora work in are 39.8% Mining, 10.5% Accommodation and food services, 10.3% Public administration and safety, 7.7% Education and training, 7.5% Construction, 5.1% Health care and social assistance, 4.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 3.7% Other services, 3.4% Professional, scientific and technical services.

20.2% of homes are fully owned, and 10.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 60.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $1144 per week and the median household income is $1458 per week.

The median rent in Leonora is $90 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $800 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Leonora postcode 6438