Morawa Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Morawa (6623) is a suburb of South East & Central, Mid West, Western Australia. It is about 306 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Morawa is in the federal electorate of Durack.

In the 2011 census the population of Morawa was 655 and is comprised of approximately 48.2% females and 51.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Morawa is 36 years of age.

77.4% of people living in the suburb of Morawa were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.0% England, 2.0% New Zealand, 1.8% South Africa, 0.9% Fiji, 0.9% Scotland, 0.8% Zimbabwe.

89.8% of people living in Morawa speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.0% Other, 0.9% Japanese, 0.6% Hindi.

The religious makeup of Morawa is 28.4% No religion, 25.5% Anglican, 23.5% Catholic, 9.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.5% Uniting Church, 1.5% Buddhism, 1.5% Other religious affiliation , 1.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.1% Christian, nfd, 1.1% Pentecostal.

38.6% of people are married, 42.1% have never married and 9.9% are divorced and 4.5% are separated. There are 23 widowed people living in Morawa.

59.5% of the people living in Morawa over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.2% are working on a part time basis. Morawa has an unemployment rate of 7.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Morawa are 16.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 16.1% Technicians & trades workers, 12.6% Professionals, 12.6% Managers, 12.3% Community & personal service workers, 11.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.9% Labourers, 6.1% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Morawa work in are 17.9% Education and training, 11.5% Health care and social assistance, 10.7% Mining, 9.5% Public administration and safety, 9.5% Retail trade, 7.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.1% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 5.7% Construction, 5.3% Accommodation and food services.

33.8% of homes are fully owned, and 23.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 37.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $466 per week and the median household income is $1012 per week.

The median rent in Morawa is $150 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $850 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Morawa postcode 6623