Carnamah Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Carnamah (6517) is a suburb of South East & Central, Mid West, Western Australia. It is about 252 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Carnamah is in the federal electorate of Durack.

In the 2011 census the population of Carnamah was 430 and is comprised of approximately 47.4% females and 52.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Carnamah is 42 years of age.

80.2% of people living in the suburb of Carnamah were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.7% England, 2.8% South Africa, 1.9% Ireland, 1.6% Philippines, 1.4% New Zealand, 1.4% Netherlands.

89.5% of people living in Carnamah speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.4% Other, 0.7% German, 0.7% Italian, 0.7% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Carnamah is 26.8% Anglican, 18.9% Catholic, 17.9% No religion, 11.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 9.3% Uniting Church, 4.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.0% Christian, nfd, 3.0% Lutheran, 1.4% Baptist, 0.9% Other religious affiliation .

55.8% of people are married, 25.7% have never married and 11.6% are divorced and 3.8% are separated. There are 11 widowed people living in Carnamah.

70.9% of the people living in Carnamah over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 23.6% are working on a part time basis. Carnamah has an unemployment rate of 0.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Carnamah are 33.6% Managers, 13.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.7% Professionals, 10.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.9% Technicians & trades workers, 7.6% Labourers, 6.7% Sales workers, 5.4% Community & personal service workers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Carnamah work in are 32.3% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 12.3% Public administration and safety, 10.0% Education and training, 8.2% Wholesale trade, 6.8% Retail trade, 4.5% Health care and social assistance, 4.1% Mining, 4.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 3.6% Transport, postal and warehousing.

38.4% of homes are fully owned, and 26.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 29.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $605 per week and the median household income is $1027 per week.

The median rent in Carnamah is $100 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $470 per month.

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