Burnside Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Burnside (6285) is a suburb of South Western, South West, Western Australia. It is about 231 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Burnside is in the federal electorate of Forrest.

In the 2006 Census the population of Burnside is 5,793 and is comprised of 48.2% males and 51.8% females.

The median/average age of the Burnside population is 31 years of age, 6 years below the Australian average.

The country of birth of people living in Burnside is 54% Australia, 6.7% Philippines, 3% Viet Nam, 2.2% Malta, 1.9% India, 1.8% England.

47.3% of people speak English as their first language, 5.1% speak Spanish, 4.2% speak Vietnamese, 3.7% speak Filipino, 3.7% speak Maltese, 3.4% speak Tagalog.

The religious make up of Burnside is 41.8% Catholic, 10.3% No Religion, 7.9% Eastern Orthodox, 5.8% Anglican, 5.7% Buddhism.

56.7% of people are married, 29.2% have never married and 8.6% are separated or divorced. There are 242 widowed people living in Burnside.

67.6% of the people living in Burnside are employed full time, while 20.6% are employed on a part time basis. Burnside has an average unemployment rate of 5.2% and 1343 people are not part of the labour force.

The average individual income is $499.00 per week and the average household income is $1150.00 per week.

The average rent in Burnside is $233 per week and the average mortgage repayment is $1517 per month. 18.4% are fully owned, and 65.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 7.2% of homes are rented.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Burnside postcode 6285