Bertram Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Bertram (6167) is a suburb of South Western, Heartlands, Western Australia. It is about 32 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Bertram is in the federal electorate of Brand.

In the 2011 census the population of Bertram was 5,118 and is comprised of approximately 49.9% females and 50.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bertram is 27 years of age.

65.1% of people living in the suburb of Bertram were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.8% New Zealand, 5.7% England, 2.7% South Africa, 2.0% Philippines, 1.4% India, 1.2% Zimbabwe, 0.8% China , 0.7% Scotland, 0.5% Malaysia, 0.5% Singapore, 0.4% Sri Lanka, 0.3% Portugal, 0.3% Sudan, 0.3% Indonesia.

80.2% of people living in Bertram speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.8% Other, 1.3% Mandarin, 0.9% Filipino , 0.8% Tagalog, 0.6% Serbian, 0.6% Portuguese, 0.5% Arabic, 0.4% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Bertram is 29.3% No religion, 24.3% Catholic, 16.2% Anglican, 8.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.4% Christian, nfd, 2.6% Uniting Church, 2.2% Pentecostal, 1.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Baptist, 1.5% Hinduism.

49.8% of people are married, 38.9% have never married and 6.4% are divorced and 3.5% are separated. There are 55 widowed people living in Bertram.

66.8% of the people living in Bertram over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 22.4% are working on a part time basis. Bertram has an unemployment rate of 4.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Bertram are 21.9% Technicians & trades workers, 16.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.9% Professionals, 10.3% Community & personal service workers, 10.0% Sales workers, 9.7% Labourers, 9.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.0% Managers, 1.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bertram work in are 12.0% Manufacturing, 11.2% Health care and social assistance, 10.5% Construction, 10.4% Retail trade, 6.1% Public administration and safety, 5.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.6% Education and training, 5.1% Mining.

5.4% of homes are fully owned, and 67.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 25.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $847 per week and the median household income is $1688 per week.

The median rent in Bertram is $350 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Bertram postcode 6167