Perth

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Commonwealth Electoral Division
Area code CED513
People 181,928
Male 49.6%
Female 50.4%
Median age 37
Families 45,941
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 92,686
Average number of people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $1,871
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,989
Median weekly rent (b) $360
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 90,157 49.6 1,322,855 49.7 12,545,154 49.3
Female 91,775 50.4 1,337,171 50.3 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 2,232 1.2 88,693 3.3 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 170,369 93.6 2,431,204 91.4 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 9,322 5.1 140,128 5.3 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
All people 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 37 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 9,668 5.3 161,753 6.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 8,303 4.6 172,654 6.5 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 7,603 4.2 171,377 6.4 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 7,085 3.9 153,263 5.8 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 12,315 6.8 158,817 6.0 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 17,863 9.8 176,045 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 19,450 10.7 196,312 7.4 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 17,047 9.4 200,904 7.6 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 12,948 7.1 178,589 6.7 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 11,656 6.4 174,632 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 11,045 6.1 173,622 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 10,334 5.7 162,778 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 9,292 5.1 150,667 5.7 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 7,981 4.4 132,186 5.0 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 6,791 3.7 115,196 4.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 4,696 2.6 78,012 2.9 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 3,579 2.0 53,115 2.0 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 4,281 2.4 50,106 1.9 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 61,345 39.2 1,018,971 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 4,946 3.2 71,509 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 15,108 9.7 190,493 8.8 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 6,651 4.3 95,601 4.4 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 68,294 43.7 777,668 36.1 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 54,540 39.5 899,167 47.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 20,805 15.1 230,618 12.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 62,833 45.5 766,278 40.4 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 2,715 5.4 45,452 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 6,850 13.6 156,062 19.3 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 2,441 4.8 36,691 4.5 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 1,162 2.3 29,429 3.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 10,464 20.7 222,555 27.6 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 3,972 7.9 102,367 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 2,405 4.8 36,428 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 1,673 3.3 36,831 4.6 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 8,066 16.0 175,841 21.8 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 4,899 9.7 59,897 7.4 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 12,086 23.9 112,067 13.9 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 17,006 33.7 172,239 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 2,107 4.2 23,856 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 10,130 20.1 167,197 20.7 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 60,058 38.4 513,667 23.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 15,427 9.9 200,659 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 4,793 3.1 83,590 3.9 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 14,038 9.0 298,459 13.9 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 22,988 14.7 334,324 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 5,080 3.2 107,799 5.0 958,803 4.6
Year 10 10,514 6.7 242,762 11.3 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 47 0.0 1,044 0.0 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 8 0.0 253 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 6,568 4.2 116,570 5.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 3,627 2.3 54,719 2.5 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 950 0.6 12,723 0.6 175,844 0.8
Not stated 12,241 7.8 187,134 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 57,705 31.7 1,000,796 37.6 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 44,062 24.2 789,282 29.7 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 18,386 10.1 233,323 8.8 2,410,833 9.5
Italian 15,916 8.7 137,255 5.2 1,108,364 4.4
Scottish 15,314 8.4 232,541 8.7 2,176,777 8.6

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry multi response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 103,698 57.0 1,648,794 62.0 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 10,276 5.6 196,885 7.4 927,490 3.6
India 5,140 2.8 61,088 2.3 673,352 2.6
New Zealand 3,770 2.1 75,591 2.8 530,492 2.1
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3,510 1.9 28,415 1.1 549,618 2.2
Italy 3,057 1.7 18,175 0.7 163,326 0.6

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 88,204 48.5 1,106,195 41.6 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 15,292 8.4 207,167 7.8 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 11,586 6.4 165,635 6.2 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 56,118 30.8 1,008,229 37.9 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 10,722 5.9 172,800 6.5 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 67,872 37.3 1,177,291 44.3 12,959,282 51.0
England 18,369 10.1 323,400 12.2 1,626,778 6.4
Italy 7,947 4.4 55,877 2.1 477,065 1.9
India 7,121 3.9 91,478 3.4 935,066 3.7
New Zealand 5,090 2.8 101,529 3.8 673,661 2.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 71,660 39.4 1,220,120 45.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 16,586 9.1 306,911 11.5 1,488,479 5.9
India 7,089 3.9 89,467 3.4 917,541 3.6
Italy 6,635 3.6 44,240 1.7 391,399 1.5
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4,947 2.7 43,510 1.6 787,673 3.1

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 78,493 43.1 1,130,094 42.5 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 39,396 21.7 496,847 18.7 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 12,438 6.8 269,583 10.1 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 12,324 6.8 200,210 7.5 1,751,052 6.9
Buddhism 6,344 3.5 57,622 2.2 615,823 2.4

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Perth, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (47.0%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Mandarin 5,154 2.8 51,751 1.9 685,274 2.7
Italian 4,335 2.4 25,432 1.0 228,042 0.9
Vietnamese 3,415 1.9 22,763 0.9 320,758 1.3
Cantonese 2,485 1.4 19,683 0.7 295,281 1.2
Spanish 1,937 1.1 12,958 0.5 171,370 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 126,392 69.5 2,002,771 75.3 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 22,175 28.5 204,514 21.2 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 107,410 68.7 1,376,251 63.9 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 39,575 25.3 641,842 29.8 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 9,368 6.0 136,153 6.3 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 64,605 60.1 786,345 57.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 32,703 30.4 439,984 32.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 5,135 4.8 79,916 5.8 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 4,958 4.6 70,001 5.1 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 3,810 3.7 58,597 4.5 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 13,253 12.9 189,147 14.5 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 12,008 11.7 152,870 11.7 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 7,441 7.3 97,968 7.5 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 20,455 20.0 235,122 18.0 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 22,404 21.9 255,631 19.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 21,749 21.2 295,596 22.6 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 33,808 33.0 287,009 22.0 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 13,928 13.6 160,687 12.3 1,645,769 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 12,336 12.0 157,610 12.1 1,525,311 12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 11,423 11.2 199,379 15.3 1,554,313 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 11,290 11.0 154,341 11.8 1,382,205 11.5
Labourers 7,039 6.9 122,961 9.4 1,086,120 9.0
Sales Workers 6,845 6.7 101,670 7.8 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 4,329 4.2 100,392 7.7 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4,887 4.8 54,823 4.2 545,158 4.5
Cafes and Restaurants 3,688 3.6 29,831 2.3 268,005 2.2
Iron Ore Mining 2,592 2.5 38,038 2.9 42,728 0.4
State Government Administration 2,310 2.3 16,640 1.3 174,336 1.4
Computer System Design and Related Services 2,187 2.1 14,530 1.1 221,712 1.8

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $1,017 N/A $848 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,499 N/A $2,214 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,871 N/A $1,815 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 54,458 53.2 810,960 62.1 6,347,498 52.7
Bus 8,643 8.4 37,489 2.9 175,085 1.5
Walked only 4,559 4.5 28,115 2.2 306,045 2.5
Car, as passenger 4,340 4.2 60,341 4.6 466,904 3.9
Train 2,486 2.4 23,081 1.8 170,326 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 11,013 10.8 152,794 11.7 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 8,773 8.6 98,289 7.5 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 14,112 13.8 96,779 7.4 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 60,590 59.1 898,942 68.8 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 107,865 69.0 1,463,667 67.9 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 36,051 23.1 614,554 28.5 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 15,585 10.0 231,378 10.7 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 25,482 16.3 343,566 15.9 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 36,763 23.5 447,351 20.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 45,880 29.3 583,533 27.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 15,365 9.8 245,381 11.4 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 9,854 6.3 187,413 8.7 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 11,836 6.5 202,847 7.6 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 12,937 7.1 195,300 7.3 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 4,628 2.5 72,864 2.7 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 1,474 0.8 17,612 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 6,642 3.7 117,182 4.4 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 5,843 3.2 94,523 3.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 1,284 0.7 20,352 0.8 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 2,483 1.4 42,087 1.6 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 17,252 9.5 220,581 8.3 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 1,360 0.7 21,573 0.8 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 13,951 7.7 196,431 7.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 114,113 62.7 1,629,249 61.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 14,173 7.8 235,428 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 121,371 66.7 1,730,753 65.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 33,111 18.2 483,681 18.2 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 9,154 5.0 142,068 5.3 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 4,116 2.3 68,082 2.6 772,142 3.0
Not stated 14,173 7.8 235,428 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 354 0.2 6,905 0.3 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 3,084 2.0 55,507 2.6 496,276 2.4
Has never served 143,447 91.7 1,948,313 90.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 9,468 6.1 143,513 6.7 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 21,308 46.4 272,493 38.8 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 17,446 38.0 313,666 44.6 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 6,149 13.4 106,035 15.1 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 1,036 2.3 10,930 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 19.8 N/A 20.1 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 80.2 N/A 79.9 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 10,374 26.8 124,472 21.2 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 2,071 5.3 25,708 4.4 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 9,444 24.4 136,018 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 4,879 12.6 78,931 13.5 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 1,975 5.1 33,022 5.6 339,960 6.1
Both not working 5,276 13.6 102,945 17.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 2,246 5.8 36,730 6.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 2,484 6.4 48,325 8.2 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 77,678 87.9 964,734 89.1 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 10,670 12.1 118,109 10.9 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 37,357 48.1 769,038 79.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 18,296 23.6 125,450 13.0 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 21,856 28.1 62,360 6.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 69 0.1 5,858 0.6 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 389 0.5 2,557 0.3 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 7,756 10.0 35,236 3.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 23,425 30.2 121,450 12.6 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 30,576 39.4 361,327 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 14,687 18.9 431,241 44.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 838 1.1 12,919 1.3 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.7 N/A 3.3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.2 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 7,598 9.8 47,107 4.9 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 35,859 46.2 327,859 34.0 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 24,832 32.0 376,783 39.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 8,476 10.9 199,811 20.7 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 911 1.2 13,179 1.4 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 45,402 58.4 686,949 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 27,617 35.6 245,193 25.4 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 4,658 6.0 32,591 3.4 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 19,154 24.7 281,327 29.2 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 24,583 31.6 385,629 40.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 31,748 40.9 263,826 27.3 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 1,334 1.7 20,648 2.1 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 864 1.1 13,303 1.4 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 16.8 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 28.0 N/A 25.6 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 360 N/A 340 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 20,193 63.6 157,934 59.9 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 8,731 27.5 74,615 28.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 2,816 8.9 31,280 11.9 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,989 N/A 1,842 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 18,973 77.2 277,901 72.1 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 2,992 12.2 50,192 13.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 2,617 10.6 57,539 14.9 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 1,096 49.0 44,716 50.4 403,709 49.7
Female 1,142 51.0 43,985 49.6 409,025 50.3
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Median age 28 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.4 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,606 N/A 1,480 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Perth % Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 330 N/A 260 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,948 N/A 1,733 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

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