6315, WA

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Postal Areas
Area code POA6315
People 1,878
Male 50.4%
Female 49.6%
Median age 49
Families 472
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 935
Average number of people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $1,206
Median monthly mortgage repayments $875
Median weekly rent (b) $180
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2

(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 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 946 50.4 1,322,855 49.7 12,545,154 49.3
Female 932 49.6 1,337,171 50.3 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
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Indigenous status
All people 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 52 2.8 88,693 3.3 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 1,622 86.4 2,431,204 91.4 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 212 11.3 140,128 5.3 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 49 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 98 5.2 161,753 6.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 102 5.5 172,654 6.5 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 102 5.5 171,377 6.4 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 83 4.4 153,263 5.8 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 67 3.6 158,817 6.0 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 104 5.6 176,045 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 82 4.4 196,312 7.4 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 107 5.7 200,904 7.6 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 96 5.1 178,589 6.7 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 106 5.7 174,632 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 126 6.7 173,622 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 151 8.1 162,778 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 154 8.2 150,667 5.7 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 151 8.1 132,186 5.0 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 143 7.6 115,196 4.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 93 5.0 78,012 2.9 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 59 3.2 53,115 2.0 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 47 2.5 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 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 758 48.1 1,018,971 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 45 2.9 71,509 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 171 10.8 190,493 8.8 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 118 7.5 95,601 4.4 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 476 30.2 777,668 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 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 603 47.6 899,167 47.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 169 13.3 230,618 12.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 495 39.1 766,278 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 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 20 4.1 45,452 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 118 24.1 156,062 19.3 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 4 0.8 36,691 4.5 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 0 0.0 29,429 3.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 120 24.5 222,555 27.6 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 77 15.7 102,367 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 36,428 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 9 1.8 36,831 4.6 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 90 18.4 175,841 21.8 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 24 4.9 59,897 7.4 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 10 2.0 112,067 13.9 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 36 7.4 172,239 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 3 0.6 23,856 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 214 43.8 167,197 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 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 167 10.6 513,667 23.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 81 5.1 200,659 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 53 3.4 83,590 3.9 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 200 12.7 298,459 13.9 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 259 16.4 334,324 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 117 7.4 107,799 5.0 958,803 4.6
Year 10 317 20.1 242,762 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 134 8.5 116,570 5.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 23 1.5 54,719 2.5 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 5 0.3 12,723 0.6 175,844 0.8
Not stated 215 13.6 187,134 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 853 45.4 1,000,796 37.6 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 792 42.2 789,282 29.7 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 163 8.7 233,323 8.8 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 162 8.6 232,541 8.7 2,176,777 8.6
German 65 3.5 78,337 2.9 1,026,138 4.0

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 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,371 73.0 1,648,794 62.0 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 102 5.4 196,885 7.4 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 73 3.9 75,591 2.8 530,492 2.1
Philippines 36 1.9 37,524 1.4 293,892 1.2
South Africa 15 0.8 44,889 1.7 189,207 0.7
Germany 11 0.6 11,366 0.4 101,255 0.4

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 357 19.0 1,106,195 41.6 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 117 6.2 207,167 7.8 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 138 7.3 165,635 6.2 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 1,059 56.3 1,008,229 37.9 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 209 11.1 172,800 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 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,203 64.1 1,177,291 44.3 12,959,282 51.0
England 168 8.9 323,400 12.2 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 101 5.4 101,529 3.8 673,661 2.6
Philippines 30 1.6 42,204 1.6 350,264 1.4
Netherlands 27 1.4 24,060 0.9 177,340 0.7

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 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,178 62.7 1,220,120 45.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 191 10.2 306,911 11.5 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 94 5.0 95,298 3.6 650,743 2.6
Philippines 37 2.0 48,920 1.8 417,285 1.6
Scotland 23 1.2 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.

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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 824 43.9 1,130,094 42.5 9,767,448 38.4
Anglican 293 15.6 269,583 10.1 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 237 12.6 200,210 7.5 1,751,052 6.9
Catholic 228 12.1 496,847 18.7 5,075,907 20.0
Uniting Church 112 6.0 42,526 1.6 673,260 2.6

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 6315, WA, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (50.3%) (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.

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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Filipino 17 0.9 12,501 0.5 90,853 0.4
Tagalog 15 0.8 17,313 0.7 131,195 0.5
Australian Indigenous Languages, nfd 6 0.3 742 0.0 4,432 0.0
Afrikaans 4 0.2 14,729 0.6 49,375 0.2
Vietnamese 4 0.2 22,763 0.9 320,758 1.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 1,605 85.5 2,002,771 75.3 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 46 6.3 204,514 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 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 847 53.7 1,376,251 63.9 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 559 35.4 641,842 29.8 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 172 10.9 136,153 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 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 441 52.1 786,345 57.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 275 32.5 439,984 32.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 87 10.3 79,916 5.8 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 40 4.7 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 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 63 7.8 58,597 4.5 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 122 15.1 189,147 14.5 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 103 12.8 152,870 11.7 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 54 6.7 97,968 7.5 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 80 9.9 235,122 18.0 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 116 14.4 255,631 19.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 243 30.1 295,596 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 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Managers 203 25.2 160,687 12.3 1,645,769 13.7
Labourers 135 16.7 122,961 9.4 1,086,120 9.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 103 12.8 199,379 15.3 1,554,313 12.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 79 9.8 157,610 12.1 1,525,311 12.7
Professionals 78 9.7 287,009 22.0 2,886,921 24.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 77 9.5 154,341 11.8 1,382,205 11.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 72 8.9 100,392 7.7 755,863 6.3
Sales Workers 49 6.1 101,670 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 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 126 15.6 4,362 0.3 18,276 0.2
Other Grain Growing 44 5.5 4,008 0.3 18,945 0.2
Local Government Administration 40 5.0 17,696 1.4 156,402 1.3
Sheep Farming (Specialised) 32 4.0 2,211 0.2 18,278 0.2
Aged Care Residential Services 31 3.8 24,562 1.9 258,274 2.1

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $707 N/A $848 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,754 N/A $2,214 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,206 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 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 469 58.1 810,960 62.1 6,347,498 52.7
Walked only 51 6.3 28,115 2.2 306,045 2.5
Car, as passenger 30 3.7 60,341 4.6 466,904 3.9
Bus 15 1.9 37,489 2.9 175,085 1.5
Truck 10 1.2 7,717 0.6 76,657 0.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 101 12.5 152,794 11.7 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 100 12.4 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) 16 2.0 96,779 7.4 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 516 63.9 898,942 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 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 1,042 66.2 1,463,667 67.9 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 353 22.4 614,554 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) 179 11.3 231,378 10.7 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 453 28.8 343,566 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 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 311 19.7 447,351 20.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 371 23.6 583,533 27.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 194 12.3 245,381 11.4 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 167 10.6 187,413 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.

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

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 227 12.1 202,847 7.6 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 151 8.0 195,300 7.3 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 71 3.8 72,864 2.7 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 10 0.5 17,612 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 105 5.6 117,182 4.4 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 98 5.2 94,523 3.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 14 0.7 20,352 0.8 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 42 2.2 42,087 1.6 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 152 8.1 220,581 8.3 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 21 1.1 21,573 0.8 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 147 7.8 196,431 7.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 964 51.3 1,629,249 61.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 259 13.8 235,428 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

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

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 1,027 54.7 1,730,753 65.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 400 21.3 483,681 18.2 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 125 6.7 142,068 5.3 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 76 4.0 68,082 2.6 772,142 3.0
Not stated 259 13.8 235,428 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

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

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 0 0.0 6,905 0.3 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 50 3.2 55,507 2.6 496,276 2.4
Has never served 1,350 85.6 1,948,313 90.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 176 11.2 143,513 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 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 249 52.8 272,493 38.8 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 149 31.6 313,666 44.6 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 69 14.6 106,035 15.1 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 6 1.3 10,930 1.6 108,941 1.6

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

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 17.4 N/A 20.1 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 88.4 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 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 62 15.6 124,472 21.2 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 12 3.0 25,708 4.4 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 107 27.0 136,018 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 33 8.3 78,931 13.5 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 31 7.8 33,022 5.6 339,960 6.1
Both not working 92 23.2 102,945 17.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 34 8.6 36,730 6.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 24 6.0 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) 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 730 85.0 964,734 89.1 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 124 14.4 118,109 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) 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 684 93.7 769,038 79.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 38 5.2 125,450 13.0 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 62,360 6.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 4 0.5 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) 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 3 0.4 2,557 0.3 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 20 2.7 35,236 3.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 127 17.3 121,450 12.6 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 328 44.6 361,327 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 242 32.9 431,241 44.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 15 2.0 12,919 1.3 130,989 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 N/A 3.3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.2 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

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Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 40 5.5 47,107 4.9 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 220 30.3 327,859 34.0 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 259 35.7 376,783 39.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 192 26.5 199,811 20.7 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 14 1.9 13,179 1.4 134,848 1.5

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

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Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 464 63.3 686,949 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 250 34.1 245,193 25.4 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 19 2.6 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) 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 344 47.1 281,327 29.2 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 193 26.4 385,629 40.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 153 21.0 263,826 27.3 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 30 4.1 20,648 2.1 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 15 2.1 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.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 25.5 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 12.7 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 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 180 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) 92 60.1 157,934 59.9 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 43 28.1 74,615 28.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 21 13.7 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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Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 875 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) 140 72.5 277,901 72.1 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 22 11.4 50,192 13.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 30 15.5 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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Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 29 54.7 44,716 50.4 403,709 49.7
Female 24 45.3 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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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 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,218 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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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 		6315, WA % 6315, WA Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 225 N/A 260 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 585 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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