Beresford Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Beresford (6530) is a suburb of South East & Central, Mid West, Western Australia. It is about 375 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Beresford is in the federal electorate of Durack.

In the 2011 census the population of Beresford was 1,421 and is comprised of approximately 50.5% females and 49.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Beresford is 39 years of age.

76.2% of people living in the suburb of Beresford were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.2% England, 3.0% New Zealand, 1.3% Italy, 1.3% South Africa, 1.1% Philippines, 0.6% Zimbabwe, 0.6% India, 0.5% Germany, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Nigeria, 0.4% Wales, 0.4% Papua New Guinea, 0.4% Thailand, 0.4% Kenya.

85.1% of people living in Beresford speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.8% Italian, 1.6% Other, 0.6% Tagalog, 0.6% Vietnamese, 0.4% Indonesian, 0.4% Macedonian, 0.3% Thai, 0.3% Cantonese.

The religious makeup of Beresford is 31.3% Catholic, 19.9% No religion, 19.6% Anglican, 11.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.5% Uniting Church, 2.9% Christian, nfd, 2.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.6% Pentecostal, 0.9% Baptist, 0.6% Salvation Army.

48.8% of people are married, 34.0% have never married and 9.0% are divorced and 3.4% are separated. There are 55 widowed people living in Beresford.

61.5% of the people living in Beresford over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.0% are working on a part time basis. Beresford has an unemployment rate of 4.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Beresford are 17.7% Technicians & trades workers, 17.6% Professionals, 13.3% Managers, 12.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.2% Labourers, 9.4% Sales workers, 8.8% Community & personal service workers, 7.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 0.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Beresford work in are 14.5% Retail trade, 11.0% Health care and social assistance, 10.6% Construction, 9.1% Education and training, 6.9% Accommodation and food services, 6.0% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.6% Manufacturing, 4.8% Public administration and safety, 4.4% Professional, scientific and technical services.

35.7% of homes are fully owned, and 23.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 37.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $647 per week and the median household income is $1192 per week.

The median rent in Beresford is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2011 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Beresford postcode 6530