Paynesville Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Paynesville (6638) is a suburb of South East & Central, Mid West, Western Australia. It is about 503 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Paynesville is in the federal electorate of Durack.

In the 2006 Census the population of Paynesville is 2,968 and is comprised of 47.7% males and 52.3% females.

The median/average age of the Paynesville population is 54 years of age, 17 years above the Australian average.

The country of birth of people living in Paynesville is 79.9% Australia, 6.2% England, 1.2% Scotland, 0.9% Netherlands, 0.8% Germany, 0.8% New Zealand.

94% of people speak English as their first language, 0.5% speak German, 0.3% speak Dutch, 0.2% speak Italian, 0.2% speak French, 0.2% speak Croatian.

The religious make up of Paynesville is 27.2% Anglican, 24.1% No Religion, 16.3% Catholic, 10.4% Uniting Church, 5.4% Presbyterian and Reformed.

57.7% of people are married, 17.9% have never married and 12.5% are separated or divorced. There are 306 widowed people living in Paynesville.

52.4% of the people living in Paynesville are employed full time, while 34.7% are employed on a part time basis. Paynesville has an above average unemployment rate of 6.8% and 1341 people are not part of the labour force.

The average individual income is $353.00 per week and the average household income is $640.00 per week.

The average rent in Paynesville is $160 per week and the average mortgage repayment is $963 per month. 52.6% are fully owned, and 19.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.2% of homes are rented.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Paynesville postcode 6638