Wonthella Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Wonthella (6530) is a suburb of South East & Central, Mid West, Western Australia. It is about 374 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Wonthella is in the federal electorate of Durack.

In the 2011 census the population of Wonthella was 1,714 and is comprised of approximately 50.5% females and 49.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Wonthella is 41 years of age.

82.7% of people living in the suburb of Wonthella were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.5% England, 1.0% New Zealand, 0.6% Philippines, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% Germany, 0.4% Austria, 0.4% Indonesia, 0.4% Singapore, 0.4% Denmark, 0.3% Thailand, 0.3% Sri Lanka, 0.3% Bangladesh, 0.3% Malaysia, 0.3% Ireland.

90.7% of people living in Wonthella speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.0% Italian, 0.9% Other , 0.8% Other, 0.6% Vietnamese, 0.5% Tagalog, 0.2% Thai, 0.2% Mandarin, 0.2% Bengali.

The religious makeup of Wonthella is 30.1% Catholic, 24.2% No religion, 21.1% Anglican, 7.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.5% Uniting Church, 2.2% Christian, nfd, 1.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.3% Other religious affiliation , 0.9% Pentecostal, 0.9% Islam.

37.5% of people are married, 40.0% have never married and 10.2% are divorced and 4.1% are separated. There are 116 widowed people living in Wonthella.

60.4% of the people living in Wonthella over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.7% are working on a part time basis. Wonthella has an unemployment rate of 6.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Wonthella are 22.1% Technicians & trades workers, 14.3% Labourers, 12.6% Sales workers, 11.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.9% Community & personal service workers, 10.4% Professionals, 9.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.2% Managers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Wonthella work in are 16.2% Construction, 13.9% Retail trade, 11.3% Health care and social assistance, 7.4% Public administration and safety, 6.9% Education and training, 6.4% Manufacturing, 6.4% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.3% Other services, 4.7% Accommodation and food services.

31.9% of homes are fully owned, and 25.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 39.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $534 per week and the median household income is $901 per week.

The median rent in Wonthella is $220 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Wonthella postcode 6530