Gnowangerup Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Gnowangerup (6335) is a suburb of South Western, Great Southern, Western Australia. It is about 298 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Gnowangerup is in the federal electorate of O'Connor.

In the 2011 census the population of Gnowangerup was 599 and is comprised of approximately 49.9% females and 50.1% males.

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

91.0% of people living in the suburb of Gnowangerup were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.2% England, 1.8% New Zealand, 0.8% Vietnam, 0.7% Canada, 0.7% South Africa.

97.5% of people living in Gnowangerup speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Other, 0.5% Italian.

The religious makeup of Gnowangerup is 23.5% No religion, 17.0% Brethren, 16.1% Anglican, 13.1% Baptist, 10.6% Catholic, 8.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.2% Uniting Church, 2.0% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Other Religious Groups, 1.0% Presbyterian and Reformed.

48.6% of people are married, 32.2% have never married and 8.8% are divorced and 3.0% are separated. There are 32 widowed people living in Gnowangerup.

62.5% of the people living in Gnowangerup over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 21.8% are working on a part time basis. Gnowangerup has an unemployment rate of 9.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Gnowangerup are 21.3% Managers, 14.6% Technicians & trades workers, 13.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.0% Labourers, 9.2% Community & personal service workers, 9.2% Professionals, 8.8% Sales workers, 2.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Gnowangerup work in are 16.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 15.6% Manufacturing, 11.8% Retail trade, 11.0% Health care and social assistance, 10.1% Education and training, 9.7% Public administration and safety, 6.8% Wholesale trade, 5.1% Construction, 3.8% Transport, postal and warehousing.

35.0% of homes are fully owned, and 32.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 29.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $538 per week and the median household income is $892 per week.

The median rent in Gnowangerup is $130 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $704 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Gnowangerup postcode 6335