Cowaramup Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Cowaramup (6284) is a suburb of South Western, South West, Western Australia. It is about 222 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Cowaramup is in the federal electorate of Forrest.

In the 2011 census the population of Cowaramup was 1,131 and is comprised of approximately 50.3% females and 49.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Cowaramup is 37 years of age.

78.7% of people living in the suburb of Cowaramup were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.3% England, 2.6% New Zealand, 1.1% South Africa, 0.6% Northern Ireland, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% France, 0.5% Malaysia, 0.5% United States of America, 0.5% Canada, 0.4% Germany, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Papua New Guinea, 0.4% Zimbabwe.

90.1% of people living in Cowaramup speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% Other, 0.6% German, 0.5% Spanish, 0.5% French, 0.4% Filipino .

The religious makeup of Cowaramup is 35.9% No religion, 21.2% Anglican, 16.1% Catholic, 12.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.5% Uniting Church, 3.4% Christian, nfd, 1.2% Baptist, 0.9% Buddhism, 0.8% Other religious affiliation , 0.8% Presbyterian and Reformed.

56.5% of people are married, 30.2% have never married and 7.0% are divorced and 3.2% are separated. There are 26 widowed people living in Cowaramup.

51.7% of the people living in Cowaramup over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 38.4% are working on a part time basis. Cowaramup has an unemployment rate of 2.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Cowaramup are 24.1% Managers, 17.0% Technicians & trades workers, 14.3% Professionals, 12.4% Labourers, 9.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.2% Sales workers, 9.0% Community & personal service workers, 4.2% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Cowaramup work in are 14.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 14.7% Manufacturing, 10.7% Retail trade, 10.3% Construction, 8.3% Accommodation and food services, 7.6% Education and training, 4.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.2% Health care and social assistance, 3.9% Mining.

24.3% of homes are fully owned, and 44.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 30.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $635 per week and the median household income is $1254 per week.

The median rent in Cowaramup is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Cowaramup postcode 6284