West Perth

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 5,168 people in West Perth of these 53.7% were male and 46.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3% of the population.

The median age of people in West Perth was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 6.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.7% of the population.

Of people in West Perth aged 15 years and over, 30.5% were married and 12.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in West Perth was 42 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

In West Perth, of people aged 15 years and over, 28.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in West Perth was 41 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 29 years.

In West Perth 30.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 5.6% were in primary school, 3.9% in secondary school and 34.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in West Perth were English 21.7%, Australian 13.0%, Irish 8.5%, Scottish 6.1% and Chinese 5.9%.

In West Perth, 39.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.4%, New Zealand 3.4%, India 2.9%, Ireland 2.7% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.3%.

In West Perth, 27.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 61.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in West Perth were No Religion 29.0%, Catholic 21.1%, Anglican 9.8%, Buddhism 4.0% and Islam 2.4%.

In West Perth 59.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 2.9%, Italian 1.9%, Cantonese 1.7%, Japanese 1.5% and Spanish 1.1%.

Employment

There were 3,177 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in West Perth. Of these 71.5% were employed full time, 18.8% were employed part-time and 4.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in West Perth, 6.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 58.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in West Perth was 32 years and for people who were employed part-time was 31 years.

The most common occupations in West Perth included Professionals 42.9%, Managers 13.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.6%, Labourers 5.4%, Sales Workers 5.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.2%.

Of the employed people in West Perth, the most common responses for industry of employment included Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 7.7%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.0%, Legal and Accounting Services 5.0%, Hospitals 4.3% and Metal Ore Mining 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in West Perth was $1,008.

In West Perth, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 37.4%, Walked only 19.7%, Bus 14.0%, Car, as passenger 4.0% and Train 3.1%. On the day, 20.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 41.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In West Perth, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 10.1% provided care for children and 5.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in West Perth, 24.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 5.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in West Perth, 18.5% were couple families with children, 69.9% were couple families without children and 7.7% were one parent families.

In West Perth 28.9% of single parents were male and 71.1% were female.

Weekly incomes

In West Perth, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,374 and those without children was $2,737.

Employment status of couple families

In West Perth, of couple families with children, 36.2% had both partners employed full-time, 4.8% had both employed part-time and 13.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In West Perth, 85.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in West Perth, 11.4% were separate houses, 14.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 73.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

In West Perth, of occupied private dwellings 26.5% had 1 bedroom, 44.8% had 2 bedrooms and 21.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2. The average household size was 1.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in West Perth, 13.3% were owned outright, 21.5% were owned with a mortgage and 62.6% were rented.

Household composition

In West Perth, of all households, 41.9% were family households, 46.4% were single person households and 11.7% were group households.

In West Perth, 19.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 15.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In West Perth, 54.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 20.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 4.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In West Perth, there were 17 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 11 (or 64.7%) were male and 6 (or 35.3%) were female. The median age was 18 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In West Perth, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $700.

In West Perth, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $58 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.