Wandina Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Wandina (6530) is a suburb of South East & Central, Mid West, Western Australia. It is about 368 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Wandina is in the federal electorate of Durack.

In the 2011 census the population of Wandina was 3,128 and is comprised of approximately 51.0% females and 49.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Wandina is 31 years of age.

78.6% of people living in the suburb of Wandina were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.5% England, 2.3% South Africa, 2.2% New Zealand, 1.0% Scotland, 0.6% India, 0.6% Zimbabwe, 0.4% Italy, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Colombia, 0.2% Singapore, 0.2% Germany, 0.2% Namibia.

89.3% of people living in Wandina speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.1% Other, 1.1% Other , 0.7% Italian, 0.3% French, 0.3% Urdu, 0.3% Filipino , 0.2% Other, 0.2% Greek.

The religious makeup of Wandina is 33.6% Catholic, 22.3% No religion, 20.8% Anglican, 6.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.4% Uniting Church, 3.1% Christian, nfd, 2.3% Islam, 1.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.2% Pentecostal, 1.2% Jehovah's Witnesses.

57.4% of people are married, 32.3% have never married and 5.1% are divorced and 3.1% are separated. There are 46 widowed people living in Wandina.

63.5% of the people living in Wandina over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.3% are working on a part time basis. Wandina has an unemployment rate of 2.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Wandina are 21.0% Professionals, 15.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.5% Technicians & trades workers, 11.9% Managers, 10.5% Sales workers, 10.4% Community & personal service workers, 7.3% Labourers, 6.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Wandina work in are 12.1% Retail trade, 11.9% Health care and social assistance, 10.7% Public administration and safety, 10.3% Construction, 9.7% Education and training, 6.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.8% Accommodation and food services, 4.8% Manufacturing.

19.1% of homes are fully owned, and 45.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 32.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $824 per week and the median household income is $1997 per week.

The median rent in Wandina is $350 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2169 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Wandina postcode 6530