West Pinjarra

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 397 people in West Pinjarra of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in West Pinjarra was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.9% of the population.

Of people in West Pinjarra aged 15 years and over, 55.1% were married and 14.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in West Pinjarra was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In West Pinjarra, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in West Pinjarra was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

In West Pinjarra 27.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.9% were in primary school, 17.4% in secondary school and 11.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in West Pinjarra were English 34.0%, Australian 32.2%, Scottish 6.9%, Irish 6.0% and German 2.7%.

In West Pinjarra, 78.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.3%, Netherlands 1.8%, New Zealand 1.3%, Canada 1.0% and Germany 1.0%.

In West Pinjarra, 64.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in West Pinjarra were Anglican 26.2%, Catholic 23.7%, No Religion 22.2%, Uniting Church 7.1% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.0%.

In West Pinjarra 87.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 2.3%, Dutch 1.0% and Mandarin 0.8%.

Employment

There were 209 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in West Pinjarra. Of these 61.2% were employed full time, 22.5% were employed part-time and 2.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in West Pinjarra, 11.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in West Pinjarra was 48 years and for people who were employed part-time was 48 years.

The most common occupations in West Pinjarra included Managers 26.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 15.5%, Professionals 11.5%, Labourers 9.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.0% and Sales Workers 5.0%.

Of the employed people in West Pinjarra, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 16.6%, Basic Non-Ferrous Metal Manufacturing 10.1%, Metal Ore Mining 8.0%, Dairy Cattle Farming 4.0% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in West Pinjarra was $572.

In West Pinjarra, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 47.0%, Walked only 5.1%, Car, as passenger 2.0%, Bus 1.5% and Truck 1.5%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 48.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In West Pinjarra, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.8% provided care for children and 15.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.6% 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 Pinjarra, 24.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in West Pinjarra, 43.5% were couple families with children, 42.6% were couple families without children and 13.9% were one parent families.

In West Pinjarra 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In West Pinjarra, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,399 and those without children was $1,700.

Employment status of couple families

In West Pinjarra, of couple families with children, 25.3% had both partners employed full-time, 5.1% had both employed part-time and 15.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In West Pinjarra, 88.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in West Pinjarra, 97.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.2% were other dwellings.

In West Pinjarra, of occupied private dwellings 3.6% had 1 bedroom, 10.9% had 2 bedrooms and 42.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.8 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in West Pinjarra, 44.9% were owned outright, 30.4% were owned with a mortgage and 20.3% were rented.

Household composition

In West Pinjarra, of all households, 81.6% were family households, 15.4% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

In West Pinjarra, 28.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 12.6% 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 Pinjarra, 15.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 47.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In West Pinjarra, there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 43 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 Pinjarra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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