Alma Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Alma (6535) is a suburb of South East & Central, Mid West, Western Australia. It is about 429 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Alma is in the federal electorate of Durack.

In the 2006 Census the population of Alma is 693 and is comprised of 51.9% males and 48.1% females.

The median/average age of the Alma population is 45 years of age, 8 years above the Australian average.

The country of birth of people living in Alma is 85.3% Australia, 3.9% England, 1.3% Netherlands, 0.6% Scotland, 0.4% Italy, 0.4% Greece.

94.9% of people speak English as their first language, 0.4% speak Dutch, 0.4% speak Greek, 0.4% speak Mandarin, 0.4% speak Vietnamese, 0.4% speak Indonesian.

The religious make up of Alma is 23.7% No Religion, 22.1% Anglican, 18.4% Catholic, 9.7% Uniting Church, 4.2% Presbyterian and Reformed.

57% of people are married, 25.5% have never married and 13.2% are separated or divorced. There are 24 widowed people living in Alma.

52.2% of the people living in Alma are employed full time, while 34.9% are employed on a part time basis. Alma has an above average unemployment rate of 9.2% and 248 people are not part of the labour force.

The average individual income is $283.00 per week and the average household income is $656.00 per week.

The average rent in Alma is $110 per week and the average mortgage repayment is $731 per month. 52.9% are fully owned, and 32.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 9.9% of homes are rented.

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