6157, WA

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Postal Areas
Area code POA6157
People 14,603
Male 46.9%
Female 53.1%
Median age 41
Families 3,859
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 6,793
Average number of people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,838
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,101
Median weekly rent (b) $350
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(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 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 6,852 46.9 1,322,855 49.7 12,545,154 49.3
Female 7,746 53.1 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 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 147 1.0 88,693 3.3 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 13,921 95.3 2,431,204 91.4 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 540 3.7 140,128 5.3 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 41 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 823 5.6 161,753 6.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 878 6.0 172,654 6.5 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 779 5.3 171,377 6.4 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 810 5.5 153,263 5.8 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 768 5.3 158,817 6.0 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 888 6.1 176,045 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 960 6.6 196,312 7.4 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 1,044 7.1 200,904 7.6 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 972 6.7 178,589 6.7 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 1,004 6.9 174,632 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 994 6.8 173,622 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 916 6.3 162,778 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 892 6.1 150,667 5.7 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 831 5.7 132,186 5.0 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 737 5.0 115,196 4.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 500 3.4 78,012 2.9 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 372 2.5 53,115 2.0 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 439 3.0 50,106 1.9 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 5,402 44.5 1,018,971 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 355 2.9 71,509 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 1,319 10.9 190,493 8.8 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 622 5.1 95,601 4.4 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 4,422 36.5 777,668 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 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 4,819 44.2 899,167 47.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 1,394 12.8 230,618 12.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 4,693 43.0 766,278 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)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 251 6.2 45,452 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 767 18.9 156,062 19.3 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 270 6.7 36,691 4.5 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 63 1.6 29,429 3.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 1,104 27.3 222,555 27.6 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 334 8.2 102,367 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 410 10.1 36,428 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 143 3.5 36,831 4.6 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 889 21.9 175,841 21.8 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 255 6.3 59,897 7.4 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 848 20.9 112,067 13.9 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 1,106 27.3 172,239 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 91 2.2 23,856 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 609 15.0 167,197 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)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 4,380 36.1 513,667 23.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,268 10.5 200,659 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 401 3.3 83,590 3.9 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 1,294 10.7 298,459 13.9 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 1,717 14.2 334,324 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 442 3.6 107,799 5.0 958,803 4.6
Year 10 983 8.1 242,762 11.3 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 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 496 4.1 116,570 5.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 327 2.7 54,719 2.5 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 42 0.3 12,723 0.6 175,844 0.8
Not stated 770 6.3 187,134 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 6,527 44.7 1,000,796 37.6 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 4,997 34.2 789,282 29.7 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 1,979 13.6 233,323 8.8 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 1,819 12.5 232,541 8.7 2,176,777 8.6
Italian 1,166 8.0 137,255 5.2 1,108,364 4.4

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)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 10,435 71.5 1,648,794 62.0 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,212 8.3 196,885 7.4 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 312 2.1 75,591 2.8 530,492 2.1
Scotland 196 1.3 26,146 1.0 118,496 0.5
South Africa 175 1.2 44,889 1.7 189,207 0.7
Italy 141 1.0 18,175 0.7 163,326 0.6

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 4,679 32.1 1,106,195 41.6 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 1,537 10.5 207,167 7.8 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 1,138 7.8 165,635 6.2 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 6,605 45.2 1,008,229 37.9 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 640 4.4 172,800 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)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 7,767 53.2 1,177,291 44.3 12,959,282 51.0
England 2,134 14.6 323,400 12.2 1,626,778 6.4
Italy 493 3.4 55,877 2.1 477,065 1.9
New Zealand 448 3.1 101,529 3.8 673,661 2.6
Scotland 369 2.5 50,313 1.9 272,233 1.1

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 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 8,175 56.0 1,220,120 45.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 1,836 12.6 306,911 11.5 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 405 2.8 95,298 3.6 650,743 2.6
Italy 388 2.7 44,240 1.7 391,399 1.5
Scotland 330 2.3 46,604 1.8 241,428 0.9

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)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 6,794 46.5 1,130,094 42.5 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 3,749 25.7 496,847 18.7 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 1,619 11.1 269,583 10.1 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 755 5.2 200,210 7.5 1,751,052 6.9
Christian, nfd 254 1.7 89,919 3.4 688,440 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 6157, WA, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (49.7%) (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)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Italian 228 1.6 25,432 1.0 228,042 0.9
Spanish 110 0.8 12,958 0.5 171,370 0.7
French 95 0.7 9,751 0.4 70,740 0.3
German 71 0.5 8,891 0.3 70,247 0.3
Mandarin 70 0.5 51,751 1.9 685,274 2.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 12,652 86.6 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 719 11.9 204,514 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 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 7,969 65.7 1,376,251 63.9 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 3,600 29.7 641,842 29.8 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 562 4.6 136,153 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 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4,392 55.1 786,345 57.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 2,805 35.2 439,984 32.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 453 5.7 79,916 5.8 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 320 4.0 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 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 390 5.1 58,597 4.5 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 1,267 16.6 189,147 14.5 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 945 12.4 152,870 11.7 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 599 7.8 97,968 7.5 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 1,229 16.1 235,122 18.0 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 1,477 19.3 255,631 19.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 1,685 22.0 295,596 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 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 2,444 32.0 287,009 22.0 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 1,225 16.0 160,687 12.3 1,645,769 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 999 13.1 157,610 12.1 1,525,311 12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 863 11.3 199,379 15.3 1,554,313 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 807 10.6 154,341 11.8 1,382,205 11.5
Sales Workers 567 7.4 101,670 7.8 986,433 8.2
Labourers 428 5.6 122,961 9.4 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 236 3.1 100,392 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 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 459 6.0 54,823 4.2 545,158 4.5
Primary Education 297 3.9 33,954 2.6 265,249 2.2
Secondary Education 209 2.7 23,801 1.8 205,360 1.7
Iron Ore Mining 175 2.3 38,038 2.9 42,728 0.4
Other Social Assistance Services 171 2.2 27,161 2.1 278,221 2.3

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $993 N/A $848 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,675 N/A $2,214 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,838 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 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 4,868 63.7 810,960 62.1 6,347,498 52.7
Bus 272 3.6 37,489 2.9 175,085 1.5
Car, as passenger 260 3.4 60,341 4.6 466,904 3.9
Walked only 95 1.2 28,115 2.2 306,045 2.5
Bicycle 83 1.1 8,746 0.7 79,089 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 967 12.6 152,794 11.7 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 671 8.8 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) 516 6.7 96,779 7.4 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 5,266 68.9 898,942 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 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 9,138 75.4 1,463,667 67.9 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 3,549 29.3 614,554 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) 1,492 12.3 231,378 10.7 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,307 19.0 343,566 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 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 2,873 23.7 447,351 20.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 3,827 31.5 583,533 27.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 1,500 12.4 245,381 11.4 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 949 7.8 187,413 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 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 1,169 8.0 202,847 7.6 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 1,015 7.0 195,300 7.3 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 430 2.9 72,864 2.7 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 114 0.8 17,612 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 449 3.1 117,182 4.4 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 564 3.9 94,523 3.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 98 0.7 20,352 0.8 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 231 1.6 42,087 1.6 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 1,293 8.9 220,581 8.3 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 122 0.8 21,573 0.8 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 1,127 7.7 196,431 7.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 9,021 61.8 1,629,249 61.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 974 6.7 235,428 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 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 9,648 66.1 1,730,753 65.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 2,922 20.0 483,681 18.2 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 738 5.1 142,068 5.3 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 321 2.2 68,082 2.6 772,142 3.0
Not stated 974 6.7 235,428 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 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 34 0.3 6,905 0.3 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 360 3.0 55,507 2.6 496,276 2.4
Has never served 11,167 92.1 1,948,313 90.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 561 4.6 143,513 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 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,535 39.8 272,493 38.8 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 1,668 43.2 313,666 44.6 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 589 15.3 106,035 15.1 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 69 1.8 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 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 19.2 N/A 20.1 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 80.0 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 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 655 20.4 124,472 21.2 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 150 4.7 25,708 4.4 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 894 27.9 136,018 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 356 11.1 78,931 13.5 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 174 5.4 33,022 5.6 339,960 6.1
Both not working 557 17.4 102,945 17.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 194 6.1 36,730 6.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 223 7.0 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) 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 6,055 92.0 964,734 89.1 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 532 8.1 118,109 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) 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 3,702 61.1 769,038 79.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,990 32.9 125,450 13.0 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 342 5.6 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) 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 13 0.2 2,557 0.3 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 176 2.9 35,236 3.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 1,439 23.8 121,450 12.6 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 2,730 45.1 361,327 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 1,644 27.1 431,241 44.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 54 0.9 12,919 1.3 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 N/A 3.3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.3 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) 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 359 5.9 47,107 4.9 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 2,414 39.9 327,859 34.0 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 2,335 38.6 376,783 39.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 878 14.5 199,811 20.7 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 71 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) 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 3,833 63.3 686,949 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 2,049 33.8 245,193 25.4 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 174 2.9 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) 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 2,105 34.8 281,327 29.2 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 2,292 37.9 385,629 40.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 1,477 24.4 263,826 27.3 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 117 1.9 20,648 2.1 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 64 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) 		6157, WA % 6157, 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 29.3 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 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 350 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) 858 58.1 157,934 59.9 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 491 33.2 74,615 28.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 126 8.5 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 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,101 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) 1,734 75.7 277,901 72.1 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 264 11.5 50,192 13.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 298 13.0 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 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 69 47.6 44,716 50.4 403,709 49.7
Female 76 52.4 43,985 49.6 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 27 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
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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 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.5 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) 1,531 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 		6157, WA % 6157, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 288 N/A 260 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,167 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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