Osmington Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Osmington (6285) is a suburb of South Western, South West, Western Australia. It is about 227 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Osmington is in the federal electorate of Forrest.

In the 2011 census the population of Osmington was 346 and is comprised of approximately 48.6% females and 51.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Osmington is 42 years of age.

74.5% of people living in the suburb of Osmington were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.4% England, 4.1% New Zealand, 3.2% Scotland, 1.7% Northern Ireland, 1.4% United States of America, 1.2% Ireland, 1.2% South Africa.

89.6% of people living in Osmington speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.4% Dutch, 1.2% Japanese, 0.9% French.

The religious makeup of Osmington is 32.8% No religion, 21.2% Anglican, 15.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 14.5% Catholic, 6.4% Uniting Church, 2.6% Christian, nfd, 1.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Other Protestant, 1.2% Other religious affiliation , 0.9% Seventh-day Adventist.

56.8% of people are married, 25.8% have never married and 11.4% are divorced and 1.5% are separated. There are 12 widowed people living in Osmington.

56.9% of the people living in Osmington over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.2% are working on a part time basis. Osmington has an unemployment rate of 1.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Osmington are 33.0% Managers, 14.0% Professionals, 12.3% Labourers, 12.3% Technicians & trades workers, 11.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.4% Sales workers, 5.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 3.4% Community & personal service workers.

The main industries people from Osmington work in are 30.7% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 12.5% Manufacturing, 10.8% Health care and social assistance, 10.2% Construction, 8.0% Accommodation and food services, 6.2% Retail trade, 4.5% Education and training, 4.0% Transport, postal and warehousing, 3.4% Professional, scientific and technical services.

42.4% of homes are fully owned, and 24.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 28.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $617 per week and the median household income is $1399 per week.

The median rent in Osmington is $150 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1350 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Osmington postcode 6285