Dingup Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Dingup (6258) is a suburb of South Western, South West, Western Australia. It is about 258 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Dingup is in the federal electorate of O'Connor.

In the 2011 census the population of Dingup was 321 and is comprised of approximately 50.2% females and 49.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Dingup is 40 years of age.

82.9% of people living in the suburb of Dingup were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.2% England, 1.6% Switzerland, 1.6% Scotland, 1.2% New Zealand, 1.2% Philippines.

96.2% of people living in Dingup speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% French.

The religious makeup of Dingup is 33.4% No religion, 20.4% Catholic, 19.5% Anglican, 7.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.6% Baptist, 4.3% Uniting Church, 3.4% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Seventh-day Adventist, 1.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 0.9% Other religious affiliation .

62.0% of people are married, 23.1% have never married and 6.8% are divorced and 3.0% are separated. There are 12 widowed people living in Dingup.

55.1% of the people living in Dingup over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 38.3% are working on a part time basis. Dingup has an unemployment rate of 1.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Dingup are 19.5% Managers, 15.2% Technicians & trades workers, 14.6% Professionals, 13.4% Labourers, 12.2% Sales workers, 11.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 4.9% Community & personal service workers.

The main industries people from Dingup work in are 21.0% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 11.7% Retail trade, 10.5% Health care and social assistance, 8.6% Public administration and safety, 8.0% Other services, 8.0% Education and training, 7.4% Construction, 6.2% Accommodation and food services, 6.2% Manufacturing.

35.0% of homes are fully owned, and 44.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 13.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $544 per week and the median household income is $1261 per week.

The median rent in Dingup is $120 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $867 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Dingup postcode 6258