Reservoir Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Reservoir (6076) is a suburb of South Western, Heartlands, Western Australia. It is about 30 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Reservoir is in the federal electorate of Pearce.

In the 2006 Census the population of Reservoir is 45,971 and is comprised of 48.6% males and 51.4% females.

The median/average age of the Reservoir population is 38 years of age, 1 year above the Australian average.

The country of birth of people living in Reservoir is 57.4% Australia, 9.4% Italy, 3.5% Greece, 2.1% China, 1.8% India, 1.6% Viet Nam.

49% of people speak English as their first language, 14.8% speak Italian, 6.7% speak Greek, 4.8% speak Arabic, 2.7% speak Macedonian, 2.2% speak Vietnamese.

The religious make up of Reservoir is 39.6% Catholic, 12.2% No Religion, 12.2% Eastern Orthodox, 7.7% Anglican, 5.1% Islam.

46.6% of people are married, 33.7% have never married and 10.9% are separated or divorced. There are 3385 widowed people living in Reservoir.

60.3% of the people living in Reservoir are employed full time, while 25.5% are employed on a part time basis. Reservoir has an above average unemployment rate of 7.7% and 16192 people are not part of the labour force.

The average individual income is $347.00 per week and the average household income is $737.00 per week.

The average rent in Reservoir is $175 per week and the average mortgage repayment is $1249 per month. 40.4% are fully owned, and 21.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 28.7% of homes are rented.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Reservoir postcode 6076