Moora Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Moora (6510) is a suburb of South East & Central, Mid West, Western Australia. It is about 147 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Moora is in the federal electorate of Durack.

In the 2011 census the population of Moora was 1,822 and is comprised of approximately 51.3% females and 48.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Moora is 37 years of age.

81.0% of people living in the suburb of Moora were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.7% England, 2.9% New Zealand, 0.9% Philippines, 0.8% South Africa, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% Zimbabwe, 0.4% United States of America, 0.4% Seychelles, 0.3% India, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Italy, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Canada.

90.8% of people living in Moora speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Other, 0.5% Dutch, 0.5% Tagalog, 0.4% Filipino , 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.2% Mandarin, 0.2% Hindi.

The religious makeup of Moora is 28.6% Catholic, 24.3% Anglican, 21.5% No religion, 10.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.0% Uniting Church, 3.3% Baptist, 2.0% Christian, nfd, 1.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 0.5% Jehovah's Witnesses, 0.5% Lutheran.

46.6% of people are married, 37.4% have never married and 7.5% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 80 widowed people living in Moora.

63.3% of the people living in Moora over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.9% are working on a part time basis. Moora has an unemployment rate of 3.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Moora are 17.2% Technicians & trades workers, 15.0% Managers, 13.2% Labourers, 12.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.9% Professionals, 9.3% Sales workers, 8.8% Community & personal service workers, 1.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Moora work in are 13.6% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 10.9% Retail trade, 9.9% Education and training, 8.4% Public administration and safety, 7.4% Construction, 6.9% Health care and social assistance, 6.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.1% Wholesale trade, 5.5% Other services.

31.0% of homes are fully owned, and 34.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 31.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $564 per week and the median household income is $1211 per week.

The median rent in Moora is $150 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $952 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Moora postcode 6510