Dalyellup

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 3,359 people were usually resident in Dalyellup: of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Of the total population 1.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 34.5% of people usually resident in Dalyellup were children aged 0-14 years, and 8.1% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 29 years.

In the 2006 Census, 84.3% of people usually resident in Dalyellup were Australian citizens, 21.2% were born overseas and 0.2% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 65.6% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Dalyellup were married, 7.2% were either separated or divorced, 1.0% were widowed and 26.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 74.9% of people usually resident in Dalyellup, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 7.2%, South Africa 3.6%, New Zealand 3.0%, Zimbabwe 1.4% and Scotland 0.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Dalyellup were No Religion 27.3%, Anglican 23.2%, Catholic 21.5%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3.4% and Uniting Church 2.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Dalyellup were Afrikaans 1.4%, Italian 0.6%, Arabic 0.5%, Sinhalese 0.3% and Spanish 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.5%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 1,646 people aged 15 years and over in Dalyellup were in the labour force. Of these 64.9% worked full-time, 24.9% worked part-time, 4.1% were away from work, 3.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.9% were unemployed. 471 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Dalyellup were Professionals 19.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 19.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.4%, Managers 11.8%, Sales Workers 9.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.9%, Labourers 8.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.3%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Dalyellup, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.6%, Basic Non-Ferrous Metal Manufacturing 4.0%, Metal Ore Mining 3.7%, Hospitals 3.5% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 2.9%.

In the 2006 Census in Dalyellup, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $683, the median family income was $1,557 and the median household income was $1,521.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 907 families in Dalyellup: of these 26.9% were couple families without children, 63.0% were couple families with children, 9.6% were one parent families and 0.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 1,028 occupied private dwellings were counted in Dalyellup.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Dalyellup, 98.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Dalyellup, 13.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 61.0% were owned with a mortgage and 22.1% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Dalyellup, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 61.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 13.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 22.0% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Dalyellup, the median weekly rent was $270. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,456. The average people per household was 3.2 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.0.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Dalyellup, 86.7% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 8.2% were single (or lone) person households and 2.1% were group households.