6147, WA

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Postal Areas
Area code POA6147
People 15,038
Male 50.2%
Female 49.8%
Median age 38
Families 4,078
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 6,247
Average number of people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,458
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,525
Median weekly rent (b) $320
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(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 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 7,547 50.2 1,322,855 49.7 12,545,154 49.3
Female 7,494 49.8 1,337,171 50.3 12,877,635 50.7

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Indigenous status
All people 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 280 1.9 88,693 3.3 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 14,156 94.1 2,431,204 91.4 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 598 4.0 140,128 5.3 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 38 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 925 6.1 161,753 6.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 945 6.3 172,654 6.5 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 897 6.0 171,377 6.4 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 773 5.1 153,263 5.8 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 957 6.4 158,817 6.0 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 1,021 6.8 176,045 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 1,137 7.6 196,312 7.4 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 1,203 8.0 200,904 7.6 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 1,064 7.1 178,589 6.7 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 920 6.1 174,632 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 883 5.9 173,622 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 867 5.8 162,778 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 895 5.9 150,667 5.7 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 831 5.5 132,186 5.0 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 729 4.8 115,196 4.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 460 3.1 78,012 2.9 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 321 2.1 53,115 2.0 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 216 1.4 50,106 1.9 542,342 2.1

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 5,956 48.5 1,018,971 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 395 3.2 71,509 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 1,044 8.5 190,493 8.8 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 588 4.8 95,601 4.4 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 4,293 35.0 777,668 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)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 5,392 47.0 899,167 47.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 902 7.9 230,618 12.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 5,190 45.2 766,278 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.

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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 245 5.5 45,452 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 841 18.9 156,062 19.3 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 169 3.8 36,691 4.5 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 223 5.0 29,429 3.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 1,230 27.6 222,555 27.6 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 690 15.5 102,367 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 78 1.8 36,428 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 134 3.0 36,831 4.6 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 899 20.2 175,841 21.8 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 472 10.6 59,897 7.4 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 754 16.9 112,067 13.9 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 1,224 27.5 172,239 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 181 4.1 23,856 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 675 15.2 167,197 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.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,965 24.2 513,667 23.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,154 9.4 200,659 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 415 3.4 83,590 3.9 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 1,527 12.4 298,459 13.9 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 2,169 17.7 334,324 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 581 4.7 107,799 5.0 958,803 4.6
Year 10 1,314 10.7 242,762 11.3 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 10 0.1 1,044 0.0 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 253 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 796 6.5 116,570 5.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 329 2.7 54,719 2.5 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 184 1.5 12,723 0.6 175,844 0.8
Not stated 827 6.7 187,134 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 3,879 25.8 1,000,796 37.6 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 3,037 20.2 789,282 29.7 7,596,753 29.9
Chinese 2,604 17.3 116,848 4.4 1,390,639 5.5
Scottish 889 5.9 232,541 8.7 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 880 5.9 233,323 8.8 2,410,833 9.5

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.

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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 7,019 46.7 1,648,794 62.0 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Malaysia 1,026 6.8 32,282 1.2 165,616 0.7
England 838 5.6 196,885 7.4 927,490 3.6
India 735 4.9 61,088 2.3 673,352 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 631 4.2 28,415 1.1 549,618 2.2
New Zealand 339 2.3 75,591 2.8 530,492 2.1

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 9,362 62.2 1,106,195 41.6 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 828 5.5 207,167 7.8 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 720 4.8 165,635 6.2 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 3,429 22.8 1,008,229 37.9 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 703 4.7 172,800 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.

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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 4,159 27.7 1,177,291 44.3 12,959,282 51.0
England 1,322 8.8 323,400 12.2 1,626,778 6.4
Malaysia 1,136 7.6 38,644 1.5 192,663 0.8
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,064 7.1 44,115 1.7 784,594 3.1
India 995 6.6 91,478 3.4 935,066 3.7

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)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 4,266 28.4 1,220,120 45.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 1,279 8.5 306,911 11.5 1,488,479 5.9
Malaysia 1,206 8.0 41,516 1.6 205,254 0.8
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,017 6.8 43,510 1.6 787,673 3.1
India 973 6.5 89,467 3.4 917,541 3.6

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.

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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 5,201 34.6 1,130,094 42.5 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 2,452 16.3 496,847 18.7 5,075,907 20.0
Islam 1,351 9.0 66,764 2.5 813,392 3.2
Buddhism 1,075 7.1 57,622 2.2 615,823 2.4
Anglican 1,052 7.0 269,583 10.1 2,496,273 9.8

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 6147, WA, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (39.1%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Mandarin 1,271 8.5 51,751 1.9 685,274 2.7
Cantonese 634 4.2 19,683 0.7 295,281 1.2
Indonesian 285 1.9 12,444 0.5 73,179 0.3
Punjabi 280 1.9 20,613 0.8 239,033 0.9
Korean 235 1.6 6,970 0.3 115,531 0.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 8,301 55.2 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 2,254 40.3 204,514 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 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 7,550 61.5 1,376,251 63.9 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 4,160 33.9 641,842 29.8 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 556 4.5 136,153 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)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4,063 53.8 786,345 57.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 2,594 34.4 439,984 32.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 379 5.0 79,916 5.8 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 514 6.8 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)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 244 3.5 58,597 4.5 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 1,087 15.5 189,147 14.5 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 943 13.4 152,870 11.7 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 562 8.0 97,968 7.5 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 1,567 22.3 235,122 18.0 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 1,311 18.6 255,631 19.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 1,184 16.8 295,596 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)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,356 19.3 287,009 22.0 2,886,921 24.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,184 16.8 199,379 15.3 1,554,313 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 953 13.5 154,341 11.8 1,382,205 11.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 855 12.2 157,610 12.1 1,525,311 12.7
Labourers 849 12.1 122,961 9.4 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 681 9.7 100,392 7.7 755,863 6.3
Managers 509 7.2 160,687 12.3 1,645,769 13.7
Sales Workers 508 7.2 101,670 7.8 986,433 8.2

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 278 4.0 54,823 4.2 545,158 4.5
Cafes and Restaurants 248 3.5 29,831 2.3 268,005 2.2
Aged Care Residential Services 209 3.0 24,562 1.9 258,274 2.1
Takeaway Food Services 173 2.5 25,147 1.9 232,691 1.9
Primary Education 147 2.1 33,954 2.6 265,249 2.2

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $689 N/A $848 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,745 N/A $2,214 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,458 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 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 4,797 68.2 810,960 62.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 331 4.7 60,341 4.6 466,904 3.9
Bus 159 2.3 37,489 2.9 175,085 1.5
Train, bus 114 1.6 13,392 1.0 52,509 0.4
Train 79 1.1 23,081 1.8 170,326 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 720 10.2 152,794 11.7 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 342 4.9 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) 524 7.4 96,779 7.4 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 5,323 75.7 898,942 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)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 7,883 64.2 1,463,667 67.9 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 3,403 27.7 614,554 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) 1,283 10.5 231,378 10.7 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,580 12.9 343,566 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)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 2,452 20.0 447,351 20.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 2,996 24.4 583,533 27.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 1,306 10.6 245,381 11.4 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 1,128 9.2 187,413 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 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 1,124 7.5 202,847 7.6 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 1,022 6.8 195,300 7.3 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 386 2.6 72,864 2.7 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 69 0.5 17,612 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 971 6.5 117,182 4.4 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 560 3.7 94,523 3.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 150 1.0 20,352 0.8 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 252 1.7 42,087 1.6 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 1,141 7.6 220,581 8.3 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 135 0.9 21,573 0.8 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 1,137 7.6 196,431 7.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 9,471 63.0 1,629,249 61.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 1,061 7.1 235,428 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)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 10,043 66.8 1,730,753 65.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 2,699 17.9 483,681 18.2 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 789 5.2 142,068 5.3 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 449 3.0 68,082 2.6 772,142 3.0
Not stated 1,061 7.1 235,428 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)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 20 0.2 6,905 0.3 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 221 1.8 55,507 2.6 496,276 2.4
Has never served 11,462 93.4 1,948,313 90.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 573 4.7 143,513 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.

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Families

Family composition
All families 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,401 34.4 272,493 38.8 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 1,833 44.9 313,666 44.6 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 737 18.1 106,035 15.1 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 100 2.5 10,930 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 18.3 N/A 20.1 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 81.1 N/A 79.9 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 529 16.3 124,472 21.2 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 183 5.7 25,708 4.4 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 642 19.8 136,018 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 540 16.7 78,931 13.5 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 283 8.7 33,022 5.6 339,960 6.1
Both not working 685 21.2 102,945 17.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 158 4.9 36,730 6.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 210 6.5 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)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 5,599 92.4 964,734 89.1 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 465 7.7 118,109 10.9 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 4,786 85.5 769,038 79.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 676 12.1 125,450 13.0 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 134 2.4 62,360 6.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 0 0.0 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) 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 7 0.1 2,557 0.3 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 83 1.5 35,236 3.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 334 6.0 121,450 12.6 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 2,946 52.6 361,327 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 2,162 38.6 431,241 44.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 68 1.2 12,919 1.3 130,989 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.4 N/A 3.3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.6 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)
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Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 277 4.9 47,107 4.9 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 2,021 36.1 327,859 34.0 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 2,140 38.2 376,783 39.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 1,083 19.3 199,811 20.7 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 78 1.4 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) 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 3,953 70.6 686,949 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 1,422 25.4 245,193 25.4 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 225 4.0 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) 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,887 33.7 281,327 29.2 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 2,087 37.3 385,629 40.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 1,498 26.8 263,826 27.3 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 51 0.9 20,648 2.1 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 74 1.3 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) 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 18.7 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 15.5 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)
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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 320 N/A 340 N/A 375 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 911 60.8 157,934 59.9 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 419 28.0 74,615 28.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 164 10.9 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)
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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 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,525 N/A 1,842 N/A 1,863 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 1,478 70.8 277,901 72.1 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 332 15.9 50,192 13.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 276 13.2 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 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 127 44.6 44,716 50.4 403,709 49.7
Female 158 55.4 43,985 49.6 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 25 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 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 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) 1,160 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 		6147, WA % 6147, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 290 N/A 260 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,500 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)
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