Milpara Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Milpara (6330) is a suburb of South Western, Great Southern, Western Australia. It is about 386 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Milpara is in the federal electorate of O'Connor.

In the 2011 census the population of Milpara was 853 and is comprised of approximately 51.1% females and 48.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Milpara is 38 years of age.

79.3% of people living in the suburb of Milpara were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 8.7% England, 1.4% Canada, 1.1% New Zealand, 0.8% Germany, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.6% Northern Ireland, 0.6% India, 0.6% United States of America, 0.5% Wales, 0.5% Thailand, 0.5% Philippines, 0.5% Italy, 0.4% Scotland.

93.9% of people living in Milpara speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Italian, 0.7% Dutch, 0.5% German, 0.4% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.4% Thai.

The religious makeup of Milpara is 28.1% No religion, 22.1% Anglican, 14.8% Catholic, 9.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 7.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.6% Uniting Church, 2.9% Baptist, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 1.6% Pentecostal, 1.2% Other religious affiliation .

60.3% of people are married, 25.4% have never married and 8.4% are divorced and 1.8% are separated. There are 28 widowed people living in Milpara.

54.1% of the people living in Milpara over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.7% are working on a part time basis. Milpara has an unemployment rate of 4.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Milpara are 19.8% Technicians & trades workers, 18.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.8% Labourers, 11.6% Community & personal service workers, 10.8% Sales workers, 9.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.0% Professionals, 8.0% Managers, 1.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Milpara work in are 16.6% Retail trade, 9.8% Construction, 9.5% Health care and social assistance, 8.5% Manufacturing, 8.5% Education and training, 8.3% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.0% Public administration and safety, 4.5% Inadequately described/Not stated, 4.5% Accommodation and food services.

48.0% of homes are fully owned, and 35.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 13.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $522 per week and the median household income is $1004 per week.

The median rent in Milpara is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1690 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Milpara postcode 6330