Gidgegannup Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Gidgegannup (6083) is a suburb of South Western, Heartlands, Western Australia. It is about 37 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Gidgegannup is in the federal electorate of Pearce.

In the 2011 census the population of Gidgegannup was 2,533 and is comprised of approximately 49.5% females and 50.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Gidgegannup is 43 years of age.

72.4% of people living in the suburb of Gidgegannup were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 10.0% England, 1.9% New Zealand, 1.5% Scotland, 0.8% Germany, 0.7% South Africa, 0.6% Zimbabwe, 0.6% United States of America, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% Italy, 0.4% France, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Burma , 0.2% Singapore, 0.2% Wales.

90.4% of people living in Gidgegannup speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Italian, 0.6% German, 0.6% French, 0.5% Dutch, 0.4% Other, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Sinhalese, 0.1% Other .

The religious makeup of Gidgegannup is 30.6% No religion, 25.3% Anglican, 16.4% Catholic, 10.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.1% Uniting Church, 2.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Christian, nfd, 2.0% Baptist, 1.1% Other religious affiliation , 0.9% Buddhism.

60.9% of people are married, 26.5% have never married and 8.9% are divorced and 1.8% are separated. There are 39 widowed people living in Gidgegannup.

59.2% of the people living in Gidgegannup over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.6% are working on a part time basis. Gidgegannup has an unemployment rate of 3.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Gidgegannup are 18.5% Technicians & trades workers, 17.3% Managers, 17.0% Professionals, 15.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.4% Labourers, 7.7% Community & personal service workers, 7.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.6% Sales workers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Gidgegannup work in are 11.3% Construction, 8.5% Public administration and safety, 8.3% Retail trade, 7.8% Health care and social assistance, 7.6% Education and training, 7.4% Manufacturing, 6.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.1% Mining.

36.0% of homes are fully owned, and 53.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 8.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $721 per week and the median household income is $1863 per week.

The median rent in Gidgegannup is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

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