Yalyalup Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Yalyalup (6280) is a suburb of South Western, South West, Western Australia. It is about 197 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Yalyalup is in the federal electorate of Forrest.

In the 2011 census the population of Yalyalup was 1,213 and is comprised of approximately 51.1% females and 48.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Yalyalup is 31 years of age.

78.4% of people living in the suburb of Yalyalup were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.7% England, 2.6% New Zealand, 1.8% South Africa, 0.7% Zimbabwe, 0.7% Denmark, 0.5% United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd, 0.4% Scotland, 0.4% Portugal, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Canada, 0.3% Hong Kong , 0.3% Germany, 0.3% Singapore.

92.7% of people living in Yalyalup speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.4% Other, 0.8% Italian, 0.4% Portuguese, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.3% Indonesian, 0.2% Hungarian, 0.2% Cantonese, 0.2% French.

The religious makeup of Yalyalup is 29.2% No religion, 27.5% Anglican, 17.2% Catholic, 8.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.4% Christian, nfd, 3.5% Uniting Church, 2.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Baptist, 0.7% Seventh-day Adventist, 0.7% Jehovah's Witnesses.

64.2% of people are married, 27.1% have never married and 4.9% are divorced and 2.3% are separated. There are 12 widowed people living in Yalyalup.

60.1% of the people living in Yalyalup over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.5% are working on a part time basis. Yalyalup has an unemployment rate of 3.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Yalyalup are 19.5% Technicians & trades workers, 14.5% Professionals, 13.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.8% Sales workers, 11.1% Labourers, 10.8% Managers, 9.6% Community & personal service workers, 8.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 0.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Yalyalup work in are 16.0% Construction, 12.9% Retail trade, 8.2% Education and training, 7.6% Health care and social assistance, 6.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.4% Manufacturing, 6.0% Mining, 5.7% Accommodation and food services, 5.3% Administrative and support services.

19.3% of homes are fully owned, and 62.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 16.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $686 per week and the median household income is $1600 per week.

The median rent in Yalyalup is $320 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

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