Perth - North West

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 482,955 people in Perth - North West of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Perth - North West was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.7% of the population.

Of people in Perth - North West aged 15 years and over, 50.8% were married and 10.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Perth - North West was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In Perth - North West, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Perth - North West was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 33 years.

In Perth - North West 30.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.5% were in primary school, 20.1% in secondary school and 22.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Perth - North West were English 29.2%, Australian 21.8%, Irish 6.6%, Scottish 6.3% and Italian 4.7%.

In Perth - North West, 57.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 11.5%, New Zealand 3.0%, South Africa 2.7%, Scotland 1.6% and India 1.4%.

In Perth - North West, 34.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 50.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Perth - North West were Catholic 25.8%, No Religion 23.3%, Anglican 18.8%, Uniting Church 3.0% and Eastern Orthodox 2.6%.

In Perth - North West 77.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.9%, Vietnamese 1.7%, Macedonian 0.9%, Arabic 0.9% and Afrikaans 0.8%.

Employment

There were 256,713 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Perth - North West. Of these 59.9% were employed full time, 29.7% were employed part-time and 4.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Perth - North West, 11.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Perth - North West was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

The most common occupations in Perth - North West included Professionals 21.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.9%, Managers 11.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.8%, Sales Workers 9.6%, Labourers 8.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.4%.

Of the employed people in Perth - North West, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.2%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.2%, Hospitals 3.7%, Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 3.0% and Building Installation Services 2.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Perth - North West was $685.

In Perth - North West, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.1%, Car, as passenger 5.5%, Train 3.0%, Bus 2.4% and Train, bus 1.9%. On the day, 10.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 68.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Perth - North West, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.9% provided care for children and 9.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Perth - North West, 26.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Perth - North West, 48.0% were couple families with children, 36.1% were couple families without children and 14.2% were one parent families.

In Perth - North West 17.2% of single parents were male and 82.8% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Perth - North West, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,554 and those without children was $2,286.

Employment status of couple families

In Perth - North West, of couple families with children, 20.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 23.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Perth - North West, 91.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Perth - North West, 78.8% were separate houses, 14.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

In Perth - North West, of occupied private dwellings 2.1% had 1 bedroom, 10.2% had 2 bedrooms and 38.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Perth - North West, 29.0% were owned outright, 42.8% were owned with a mortgage and 25.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Perth - North West, of all households, 74.6% were family households, 21.8% were single person households and 3.6% were group households.

In Perth - North West, 18.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 15.3% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Perth - North West, 31.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Perth - North West, there were 5,413 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 2,548 (or 47.1%) were male and 2,865 (or 52.9%) were female. The median age was 20 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Perth - North West, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,183.

In Perth - North West, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $270 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000.