Kalgan Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Kalgan (6330) is a suburb of South Western, Great Southern, Western Australia. It is about 388 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Kalgan is in the federal electorate of O'Connor.

In the 2011 census the population of Kalgan was 603 and is comprised of approximately 47.3% females and 52.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Kalgan is 46 years of age.

78.2% of people living in the suburb of Kalgan were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 9.0% England, 2.8% New Zealand, 1.8% South Africa, 1.3% Scotland, 1.2% Netherlands, 0.8% Ireland, 0.7% Northern Ireland, 0.7% Germany.

94.4% of people living in Kalgan speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Spanish, 0.5% Other, 0.5% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.5% Italian, 0.5% Dutch, 0.5% German.

The religious makeup of Kalgan is 35.8% No religion, 20.4% Anglican, 11.3% Catholic, 7.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.8% Uniting Church, 3.6% Baptist, 3.3% Christian, nfd, 3.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Pentecostal, 1.8% Other religious affiliation .

61.0% of people are married, 23.3% have never married and 10.3% are divorced and 1.7% are separated. There are 18 widowed people living in Kalgan.

54.0% of the people living in Kalgan over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 37.1% are working on a part time basis. Kalgan has an unemployment rate of 2.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Kalgan are 22.0% Managers, 21.6% Professionals, 14.4% Technicians & trades workers, 11.5% Labourers, 9.2% Community & personal service workers, 8.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.2% Sales workers, 5.9% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Kalgan work in are 16.6% Education and training, 15.3% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 11.0% Retail trade, 10.7% Health care and social assistance, 9.7% Construction, 6.2% Public administration and safety, 5.5% Manufacturing, 4.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.2% Administrative and support services.

44.4% of homes are fully owned, and 32.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 21.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $533 per week and the median household income is $1168 per week.

The median rent in Kalgan is $223 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1600 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Kalgan postcode 6330