6148, WA

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Postal Areas
Area code POA6148
People 18,974
Male 48.5%
Female 51.5%
Median age 42
Families 5,220
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 7,391
Average number of people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,904
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent (b) $375
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 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 9,204 48.5 1,322,855 49.7 12,545,154 49.3
Female 9,768 51.5 1,337,171 50.3 12,877,635 50.7

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Indigenous status
All people 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 153 0.8 88,693 3.3 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 18,341 96.7 2,431,204 91.4 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 479 2.5 140,128 5.3 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 42 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 874 4.6 161,753 6.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 1,197 6.3 172,654 6.5 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 1,428 7.5 171,377 6.4 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 1,328 7.0 153,263 5.8 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 1,117 5.9 158,817 6.0 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 794 4.2 176,045 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 892 4.7 196,312 7.4 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 1,266 6.7 200,904 7.6 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 1,344 7.1 178,589 6.7 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 1,340 7.1 174,632 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 1,229 6.5 173,622 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 1,152 6.1 162,778 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 1,040 5.5 150,667 5.7 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 1,034 5.5 132,186 5.0 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 979 5.2 115,196 4.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 780 4.1 78,012 2.9 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 583 3.1 53,115 2.0 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 583 3.1 50,106 1.9 542,342 2.1

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 8,648 55.9 1,018,971 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 341 2.2 71,509 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 1,107 7.2 190,493 8.8 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 884 5.7 95,601 4.4 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 4,494 29.1 777,668 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.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 7,897 55.2 899,167 47.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 881 6.2 230,618 12.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 5,517 38.6 766,278 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 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 322 5.4 45,452 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 1,407 23.5 156,062 19.3 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 151 2.5 36,691 4.5 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 131 2.2 29,429 3.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 1,689 28.2 222,555 27.6 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 1,368 22.9 102,367 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 114 1.9 36,428 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 164 2.7 36,831 4.6 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 1,649 27.6 175,841 21.8 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 340 5.7 59,897 7.4 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 1,205 20.1 112,067 13.9 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 1,555 26.0 172,239 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 148 2.5 23,856 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 623 10.4 167,197 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 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 5,794 37.5 513,667 23.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,493 9.7 200,659 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 447 2.9 83,590 3.9 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 1,433 9.3 298,459 13.9 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 2,312 14.9 334,324 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 611 3.9 107,799 5.0 958,803 4.6
Year 10 1,318 8.5 242,762 11.3 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 3 0.0 1,044 0.0 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.0 253 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 744 4.8 116,570 5.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 375 2.4 54,719 2.5 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 66 0.4 12,723 0.6 175,844 0.8
Not stated 868 5.6 187,134 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 5,842 30.8 1,000,796 37.6 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 4,106 21.6 789,282 29.7 7,596,753 29.9
Chinese 3,325 17.5 116,848 4.4 1,390,639 5.5
Scottish 1,365 7.2 232,541 8.7 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 1,337 7.0 233,323 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 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 9,677 51.0 1,648,794 62.0 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,210 6.4 196,885 7.4 927,490 3.6
India 1,142 6.0 61,088 2.3 673,352 2.6
Malaysia 1,020 5.4 32,282 1.2 165,616 0.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 817 4.3 28,415 1.1 549,618 2.2
Sri Lanka 450 2.4 9,158 0.3 131,904 0.5

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 11,084 58.4 1,106,195 41.6 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 1,314 6.9 207,167 7.8 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 990 5.2 165,635 6.2 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 4,957 26.1 1,008,229 37.9 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 631 3.3 172,800 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 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 5,962 31.4 1,177,291 44.3 12,959,282 51.0
England 2,006 10.6 323,400 12.2 1,626,778 6.4
India 1,572 8.3 91,478 3.4 935,066 3.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,359 7.2 44,115 1.7 784,594 3.1
Malaysia 1,255 6.6 38,644 1.5 192,663 0.8

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.

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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 6,281 33.1 1,220,120 45.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 1,750 9.2 306,911 11.5 1,488,479 5.9
India 1,533 8.1 89,467 3.4 917,541 3.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,326 7.0 43,510 1.6 787,673 3.1
Malaysia 1,302 6.9 41,516 1.6 205,254 0.8

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 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 6,839 36.0 1,130,094 42.5 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 3,185 16.8 496,847 18.7 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 1,650 8.7 269,583 10.1 2,496,273 9.8
Buddhism 1,173 6.2 57,622 2.2 615,823 2.4
Hinduism 1,044 5.5 52,055 2.0 684,002 2.7

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 6148, WA, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (43.5%) (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 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Mandarin 1,733 9.1 51,751 1.9 685,274 2.7
Cantonese 548 2.9 19,683 0.7 295,281 1.2
Sinhalese 374 2.0 6,340 0.2 85,869 0.3
Tamil 316 1.7 8,738 0.3 95,404 0.4
Malayalam 278 1.5 9,697 0.4 78,738 0.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 11,869 62.6 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 2,349 34.9 204,514 21.2 2,295,688 24.8

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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 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 9,372 60.6 1,376,251 63.9 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 5,533 35.8 641,842 29.8 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 563 3.6 136,153 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 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 5,138 54.8 786,345 57.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 3,354 35.8 439,984 32.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 408 4.4 79,916 5.8 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 479 5.1 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.

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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 307 3.5 58,597 4.5 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 1,548 17.4 189,147 14.5 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 1,101 12.4 152,870 11.7 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 707 8.0 97,968 7.5 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 1,679 18.9 235,122 18.0 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 1,871 21.0 255,631 19.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 1,579 17.8 295,596 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 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 2,847 32.0 287,009 22.0 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 1,126 12.7 160,687 12.3 1,645,769 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,083 12.2 157,610 12.1 1,525,311 12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,034 11.6 199,379 15.3 1,554,313 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 963 10.8 154,341 11.8 1,382,205 11.5
Sales Workers 652 7.3 101,670 7.8 986,433 8.2
Labourers 629 7.1 122,961 9.4 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 433 4.9 100,392 7.7 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 451 5.1 54,823 4.2 545,158 4.5
Primary Education 248 2.8 33,954 2.6 265,249 2.2
Cafes and Restaurants 236 2.7 29,831 2.3 268,005 2.2
Higher Education 220 2.5 13,778 1.1 158,526 1.3
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 205 2.3 31,523 2.4 299,810 2.5

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $779 N/A $848 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,328 N/A $2,214 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,904 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 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 5,669 63.7 810,960 62.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 361 4.1 60,341 4.6 466,904 3.9
Train, bus 242 2.7 13,392 1.0 52,509 0.4
Bus 174 2.0 37,489 2.9 175,085 1.5
Train 156 1.8 23,081 1.8 170,326 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 909 10.2 152,794 11.7 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 806 9.1 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) 781 8.8 96,779 7.4 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 6,282 70.6 898,942 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 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 11,123 71.9 1,463,667 67.9 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 4,686 30.3 614,554 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) 1,855 12.0 231,378 10.7 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 3,071 19.9 343,566 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 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 3,339 21.6 447,351 20.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 4,284 27.7 583,533 27.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 2,015 13.0 245,381 11.4 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 1,487 9.6 187,413 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.

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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 1,489 7.8 202,847 7.6 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 1,112 5.9 195,300 7.3 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 613 3.2 72,864 2.7 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 199 1.0 17,612 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 917 4.8 117,182 4.4 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 810 4.3 94,523 3.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 139 0.7 20,352 0.8 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 287 1.5 42,087 1.6 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 1,250 6.6 220,581 8.3 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 173 0.9 21,573 0.8 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 1,489 7.8 196,431 7.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 12,264 64.6 1,629,249 61.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 1,052 5.5 235,428 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 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 13,072 68.9 1,730,753 65.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 3,367 17.7 483,681 18.2 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 1,020 5.4 142,068 5.3 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 464 2.4 68,082 2.6 772,142 3.0
Not stated 1,052 5.5 235,428 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.

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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 19 0.1 6,905 0.3 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 440 2.8 55,507 2.6 496,276 2.4
Has never served 14,430 93.3 1,948,313 90.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 583 3.8 143,513 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 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,818 34.8 272,493 38.8 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 2,667 51.1 313,666 44.6 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 670 12.8 106,035 15.1 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 63 1.2 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 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 21.0 N/A 20.1 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 79.6 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 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 888 19.8 124,472 21.2 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 206 4.6 25,708 4.4 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,038 23.1 136,018 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 634 14.1 78,931 13.5 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 324 7.2 33,022 5.6 339,960 6.1
Both not working 968 21.6 102,945 17.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 209 4.7 36,730 6.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 219 4.9 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) 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 6,740 93.2 964,734 89.1 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 491 6.8 118,109 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) 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 5,567 82.6 769,038 79.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,041 15.4 125,450 13.0 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 121 1.8 62,360 6.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 0 0.0 5,858 0.6 54,711 0.6

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Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 0 0.0 2,557 0.3 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 62 0.9 35,236 3.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 643 9.5 121,450 12.6 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 2,743 40.7 361,327 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 3,245 48.2 431,241 44.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 45 0.7 12,919 1.3 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.5 N/A 3.3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.7 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

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Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 251 3.7 47,107 4.9 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 2,162 32.1 327,859 34.0 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 2,900 43.1 376,783 39.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 1,362 20.2 199,811 20.7 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 58 0.9 13,179 1.4 134,848 1.5

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

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Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 5,099 75.7 686,949 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 1,506 22.3 245,193 25.4 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 134 2.0 32,591 3.4 361,822 3.9

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Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 2,634 39.1 281,327 29.2 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 2,322 34.5 385,629 40.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 1,495 22.2 263,826 27.3 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 230 3.4 20,648 2.1 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 59 0.9 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.

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Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 16.4 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 30.1 N/A 25.6 N/A 24.3

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

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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 375 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) 914 61.1 157,934 59.9 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 435 29.1 74,615 28.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 144 9.6 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.

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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 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,000 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) 1,734 74.7 277,901 72.1 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 312 13.4 50,192 13.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 283 12.2 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.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 78 52.0 44,716 50.4 403,709 49.7
Female 72 48.0 43,985 49.6 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 24 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

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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 		6148, WA % 6148, 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) 1,333 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.

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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 		6148, WA % 6148, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 340 N/A 260 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,600 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.

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