Mount Barker Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Mount Barker (6324) is a suburb of South Western, Great Southern, Western Australia. It is about 341 kms from WA's capital city of Perth.

In the 2011 census the population of Mount Barker was 2,761 and is comprised of approximately 51.0% females and 49.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Mount Barker is 42 years of age.

76.4% of people living in the suburb of Mount Barker were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.0% England, 1.9% New Zealand, 1.6% Afghanistan, 1.1% Scotland, 1.1% Germany, 0.9% South Africa, 0.5% Philippines, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.4% Ghana, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Jersey, 0.3% Kenya.

89.2% of people living in Mount Barker speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.8% Other, 1.6% Persian, 0.8% German, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.2% Filipino , 0.2% Italian, 0.1% French.

The religious makeup of Mount Barker is 30.3% No religion, 23.4% Anglican, 11.6% Catholic, 10.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.7% Baptist, 4.7% Uniting Church, 3.9% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Islam, 1.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.3% Jehovah's Witnesses.

51.6% of people are married, 30.3% have never married and 8.0% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 150 widowed people living in Mount Barker.

54.6% of the people living in Mount Barker over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.7% are working on a part time basis. Mount Barker has an unemployment rate of 6.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Mount Barker are 20.6% Managers, 18.1% Labourers, 13.8% Technicians & trades workers, 10.5% Community & personal service workers, 10.4% Professionals, 9.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.6% Sales workers, 1.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Mount Barker work in are 20.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 9.6% Manufacturing, 9.5% Health care and social assistance, 9.5% Retail trade, 7.8% Public administration and safety, 7.6% Education and training, 6.8% Construction, 5.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.6% Accommodation and food services.

37.0% of homes are fully owned, and 30.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $476 per week and the median household income is $896 per week.

The median rent in Mount Barker is $180 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1250 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Mount Barker postcode 6324