1306.5 - Western Australia at a Glance, 2013

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Estimated Resident Population
	2011(a)	2012 (b)
	'000	'000

Males	1 183.3	1 225.0
Females	1 168.9	1 205.2
Persons	2 352.2	2 430.3

0-14 years	450.9	464.9
15-19 years	154.9	156.9
20-29 years	361.8	378.2
30-39 years	335.0	347.0
40-49 years	340.4	349.3
50-59 years	298.1	306.4
60-64 years	126.0	127.3
65 years and over	285.2	300.3

Statistical Areas Level 4 - WA

Perth-Inner	168.6	172.7
Perth-North East	232.0	240.1
Perth-North West	512.1	530.1
Perth-South East	458.6	476.1
Perth-South West	373.3	387.4
Mandurah	87.5	91.3
Total Greater Perth	1 832.1	1 897.5

Bunbury	162.3	166.9
Western Australia-Wheat Belt	132.7	134.6
Western Australia-Outback	225.1	231.3

(a) As at 30 June, preliminary rebased estimates
(b) As at 30 June, preliminary estimates

Demography
	2010	2011
	no.	no.

Births	31 424	32 259
Deaths	12 720	12 724
Marriages	12 684	12 665
Divorces	4 835	5 020

Crude rate (per 1 000 persons) (a)

Births	13.7	13.7
Deaths	5.5	5.4
Marriages	5.5	5.4
Divorces	2.1	2.1

(a) Based on estimated resident population at 30 June

Population Census (Proportion of WA Total) (a)
	2006	2011
	%	%

Birthplace

Australia	65.3	62.9
England	8.9	8.6
New Zealand	2.4	3.2
South Africa	1.1	1.6
India	0.8	1.3
Scotland	1.2	1.2

Religious affiliation

No Religion	22.9	25.5
Catholic	23.7	23.6
Anglican	20.4	18.8
Uniting Church	3.8	3.3
Christian, nfd	2.1	2.8

(a) Based on place of usual residence

Workforce Participation and Workplace Flexibility
		2010
		%

Proportion of employees (a) who:
Were female		45.7
Worked full time		74.5
Currently employed less than 1 year		25.1
Private sector worker		78.8
Wanted to reduce their hours		23.2
Sometimes achieved work life balance		48.8
Rarely/never achieved work life balance		10.2
Had requested changes to their working arrangements (b)		23.3
Were without paid leave entitlements		16.5


(a) And persons on long term unpaid leave
(b) Within the last 12 months

Labour Market
	2011	2012

	'000	'000

Employed persons	1 260.9	1 313.6
Unemployed persons	54.8	59.4
Total labour force (a)	1 315.7	1 373.0

	%	%

Unemployment rate (a)	4.2	4.3
Participation rate (a)	68.5	69.2

	'000	'000

Employing industries (b)
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	35.0	42.5
Mining	105.3	108.9
Manufacturing	90.8	95.8
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services	14.2	22.3
Construction	121.0	128.1
Wholesale Trade	47.6	39.7
Retail Trade	126.6	134.2
Accommodation and Food Services	75.8	74.4
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	60.0	59.9
Information Media and Telecommunications	13.5	15.8
Financial and Insurance Services	28.3	30.1
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	25.6	22.1
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	97.8	97.5
Administrative and Support Services	30.4	51.1
Public Administration and Safety	77.6	72.1
Education and Training	90.7	93.8
Health Care and Social Assistance	139.9	143.6
Arts and Recreation Services	22.6	22.3
Other Services	47.7	54.9
Total	1 250.3	1 309.1

(a) December, Trend estimates.
(b) November quarter, Original estimates.

Average Weekly Earnings (a)
	2011	2012
	$	$

Males	1 666.40	1 746.70
Females	1 226.10	1 277.60
Persons	1 523.90	1 590.60

(a) Full time adult ordinary time earnings, November quarter. Original estimates