Fremantle

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 7,669 people in Fremantle of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Fremantle was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 10.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.2% of the population.

Of people in Fremantle aged 15 years and over, 33.5% were married and 16.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Fremantle was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

In Fremantle, of people aged 15 years and over, 34.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Fremantle was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

In Fremantle 27.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 15.9% were in primary school, 11.3% in secondary school and 35.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Fremantle were English 28.9%, Australian 19.8%, Irish 9.8%, Scottish 7.5% and Italian 6.2%.

In Fremantle, 58.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 10.4%, New Zealand 3.2%, Italy 3.1%, Scotland 1.6% and Ireland 1.2%.

In Fremantle, 39.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 44.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Fremantle were No Religion 35.7%, Catholic 25.1%, Anglican 13.5%, Presbyterian and Reformed 2.2% and Uniting Church 2.2%.

In Fremantle 78.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 4.5%, French 0.9%, Spanish 0.8%, Portuguese 0.8% and German 0.8%.

Employment

There were 4,383 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Fremantle. Of these 59.9% were employed full time, 28.0% were employed part-time and 5.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Fremantle, 11.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Fremantle was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

The most common occupations in Fremantle included Professionals 38.1%, Managers 12.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.7%, Sales Workers 7.1%, Labourers 6.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.1%.

Of the employed people in Fremantle, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 6.9%, School Education 4.8%, Tertiary Education 4.8%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.6% and Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 4.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Fremantle was $773.

In Fremantle, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 47.4%, Walked only 10.3%, Train 5.8%, Bus 3.7% and Car, as passenger 3.3%. On the day, 14.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 51.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Fremantle, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.5% provided care for children and 9.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.4% 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 Fremantle, 29.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Fremantle, 30.6% were couple families with children, 52.3% were couple families without children and 14.5% were one parent families.

In Fremantle 14.2% of single parents were male and 85.8% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Fremantle, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,116 and those without children was $2,789.

Employment status of couple families

In Fremantle, of couple families with children, 24.5% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 19.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Fremantle, 84.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Fremantle, 42.7% were separate houses, 26.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 29.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

In Fremantle, of occupied private dwellings 11.9% had 1 bedroom, 38.5% had 2 bedrooms and 36.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Fremantle, 26.9% were owned outright, 25.1% were owned with a mortgage and 44.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Fremantle, of all households, 53.1% were family households, 38.3% were single person households and 8.6% were group households.

In Fremantle, 25.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 16.1% 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 Fremantle, 44.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 8.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Fremantle, there were 80 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 53 (or 66.2%) were male and 27 (or 33.8%) were female. The median age was 40 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 Fremantle, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.1, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $562.

In Fremantle, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $176 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,995.