Stratham Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Stratham (6237) is a suburb of South Western, South West, Western Australia. It is about 170 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Stratham is in the federal electorate of Forrest.

In the 2011 census the population of Stratham was 710 and is comprised of approximately 49.6% females and 50.4% males.

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

79.0% of people living in the suburb of Stratham were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.8% England, 1.4% New Zealand, 1.0% Zambia, 0.8% Poland, 0.8% Denmark, 0.7% Canada, 0.7% Italy, 0.6% United States of America, 0.6% Germany, 0.6% Philippines, 0.6% Zimbabwe, 0.6% Scotland.

90.3% of people living in Stratham speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.0% German, 0.7% Dutch, 0.6% French, 0.6% Polish, 0.6% Italian, 0.4% Indonesian, 0.4% Other, 0.4% Tagalog.

The religious makeup of Stratham is 29.6% Anglican, 25.0% No religion, 24.7% Catholic, 8.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.7% Uniting Church, 3.1% Christian, nfd, 1.6% Lutheran, 1.4% Other religious affiliation , 1.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.0% Buddhism.

68.2% of people are married, 20.1% have never married and 5.7% are divorced and 3.6% are separated. There are 13 widowed people living in Stratham.

62.8% of the people living in Stratham over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.3% are working on a part time basis. Stratham has an unemployment rate of 1.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Stratham are 20.2% Technicians & trades workers, 19.3% Professionals, 16.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.5% Managers, 9.1% Community & personal service workers, 8.5% Sales workers, 7.3% Labourers, 5.8% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Stratham work in are 14.9% Construction, 12.0% Health care and social assistance, 10.8% Education and training, 8.8% Manufacturing, 7.0% Retail trade, 5.8% Mining, 5.8% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 5.6% Other services, 5.0% Public administration and safety.

46.4% of homes are fully owned, and 40.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 11.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $714 per week and the median household income is $1797 per week.

The median rent in Stratham is $150 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2050 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Stratham postcode 6237