South Boulder Demographics (WA) Local Stats

South Boulder (6432) is a suburb of South East & Central, Goldfields, Western Australia. It is about 550 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. South Boulder is in the federal electorate of O'Connor.

In the 2011 census the population of South Boulder was 1,463 and is comprised of approximately 43.7% females and 56.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of South Boulder is 33 years of age.

62.5% of people living in the suburb of South Boulder were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.7% New Zealand, 6.1% Australia , nfd, 2.4% Philippines, 2.2% England, 1.0% Indonesia, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Seychelles, 0.4% Scotland, 0.3% Italy, 0.3% Papua New Guinea, 0.3% Thailand, 0.3% India, 0.3% Netherlands.

73.5% of people living in South Boulder speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 21.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% Other, 1.0% Tagalog, 0.9% Filipino , 0.6% Dutch, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Thai, 0.2% Cantonese, 0.2% Polish.

The religious makeup of South Boulder is 26.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 23.4% No religion, 18.2% Catholic, 13.3% Anglican, 3.4% Christian, nfd, 2.5% Baptist, 2.3% Uniting Church, 2.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Other Christian, 1.3% Churches of Christ.

37.1% of people are married, 47.3% have never married and 7.3% are divorced and 5.4% are separated. There are 34 widowed people living in South Boulder.

68.8% of the people living in South Boulder over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 19.5% are working on a part time basis. South Boulder has an unemployment rate of 6.1%.

The main occupations of people living in South Boulder are 25.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 24.4% Technicians & trades workers, 12.4% Labourers, 11.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.6% Community & personal service workers, 6.6% Managers, 5.2% Sales workers, 4.5% Professionals, 3.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from South Boulder work in are 18.4% Mining, 10.2% Manufacturing, 8.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 8.4% Construction, 7.9% Retail trade, 7.6% Accommodation and food services, 7.1% Other services, 5.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.3% Health care and social assistance.

22.1% of homes are fully owned, and 43.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 31.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $739 per week and the median household income is $1527 per week.

The median rent in South Boulder is $210 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1404 per month.

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