Perth (WA)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC51218
People 11,425
Male 53.3%
Female 46.7%
Median age 32
Families 2,210
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.5
for all households (a) 0.2
All private dwellings 6,798
Average people per household 1.9
Median weekly household income $1,827
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent $430
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.1

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 6,083 53.3 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 5,339 46.7 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 110 1.0 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 11,425 people in Perth (WA). Of these 53.3% were male and 46.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

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Age Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 32 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 449 3.9 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 199 1.7 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 148 1.3 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 298 2.6 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,315 11.5 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 2,300 20.1 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 2,074 18.2 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,153 10.1 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 707 6.2 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 581 5.1 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 504 4.4 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 444 3.9 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 450 3.9 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 321 2.8 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 176 1.5 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 127 1.1 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 86 0.8 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 92 0.8 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Perth (WA) was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 7.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 3,116 29.4 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 287 2.7 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 839 7.9 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 212 2.0 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 6,155 58.0 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Perth (WA) aged 15 years and over, 29.4% were married and 10.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 2,182 28.0 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,566 20.1 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 4,050 51.9 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Perth (WA), of people aged 15 years and over, 28.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 20.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 65 1.6 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 157 3.9 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 23 0.6 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 29 0.7 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 80 2.0 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 21 0.5 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 35 0.9 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 454 11.2 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,033 25.4 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 355 8.7 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,814 44.6 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Perth (WA) 35.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 5.2% were in primary school, 3.6% in secondary school and 36.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 4,147 39.1 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 919 8.7 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 261 2.5 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 754 7.1 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,535 14.5 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 244 2.3 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 346 3.3 235,001 11.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 940 0.0 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 209 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 237 2.2 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 64 0.6 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,868 17.6 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Perth (WA), 14.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 9.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 2,719 18.8 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,699 11.7 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
Chinese 1,313 9.1 103,677 3.1 1,213,903 3.9
Irish 939 6.5 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 732 5.1 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Perth (WA) were English 18.8%, Australian 11.7%, Chinese 9.1%, Irish 6.5% and Scottish 5.1%.

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 total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Perth (WA) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 3,965 34.7 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 618 5.4 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 455 4.0 27,081 1.1 509,555 2.2
India 296 2.6 49,385 2.0 455,389 1.9
New Zealand 289 2.5 79,221 3.2 518,466 2.2
Malaysia 260 2.3 29,126 1.2 138,364 0.6

In Perth (WA), 34.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.0%, India 2.6%, New Zealand 2.5% and Malaysia 2.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 6,418 56.2 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 565 4.9 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 410 3.6 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,240 19.6 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Perth (WA), 19.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 56.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,667 23.3 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
England 782 6.8 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 581 5.1 40,468 1.6 704,658 3.0
India 358 3.1 70,114 2.8 616,939 2.6
Italy 335 2.9 54,428 2.2 470,138 2.0

In Perth (WA), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 23.3%, England 6.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.1%, India 3.1% and Italy 2.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,818 24.7 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
England 694 6.1 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 571 5.0 39,321 1.6 699,074 3.0
India 368 3.2 68,962 2.8 605,777 2.6
New Zealand 320 2.8 94,116 3.8 608,329 2.6

In Perth (WA), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 24.7%, England 6.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.0%, India 3.2% and New Zealand 2.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 4,336 38.0 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 2,081 18.2 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Catholic 1,909 16.7 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 612 5.4 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3
Buddhism 538 4.7 52,830 2.1 563,674 2.4

The most common responses for religion in Perth (WA) were No Religion, so described 38.0%, Not stated 18.2%, Catholic 16.7%, Anglican 5.4% and Buddhism 4.7%. In Perth (WA), No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (46.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Mandarin 758 6.6 47,840 1.9 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 267 2.3 19,339 0.8 280,943 1.2
Italian 258 2.3 29,401 1.2 271,597 1.2
Korean 234 2.0 7,107 0.3 108,997 0.5
Vietnamese 199 1.7 20,247 0.8 277,400 1.2
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English only spoken at home 5,800 50.8 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,889 33.0 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Perth (WA) 50.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 6.6%, Cantonese 2.3%, Italian 2.3%, Korean 2.0% and Vietnamese 1.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4,334 63.2 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,656 24.2 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 306 4.5 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 561 8.2 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 6,857 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Perth (WA). Of these 63.2% were employed full time, 24.2% were employed part-time and 8.2% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 491 7.8 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 668 10.6 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 498 7.9 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,116 17.7 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 3,215 51.0 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Perth (WA), 7.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 2,217 35.3 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 930 14.8 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 752 12.0 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 683 10.9 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 650 10.3 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 457 7.3 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 349 5.6 102,337 8.8 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 153 2.4 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Perth (WA) included Professionals 35.3%, Managers 14.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.3%, Labourers 7.3%, Sales Workers 5.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Cafes and Restaurants 434 7.0 26,557 2.3 253,385 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 227 3.6 41,706 3.6 411,808 3.9
Computer System Design and Related Services 167 2.7 10,911 0.9 162,884 1.5
Higher Education 159 2.6 14,284 1.2 155,985 1.5
Iron Ore Mining 157 2.5 28,510 2.5 33,163 0.3

Of the employed people in Perth (WA), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 7.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.6%, Computer System Design and Related Services 2.7%, Higher Education 2.6% and Iron Ore Mining 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 949 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 2,243 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,827 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Perth (WA) was $949.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,072 33.0 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 1,600 25.5 31,914 2.8 370,427 3.5
Bus 705 11.2 44,742 3.9 323,201 3.0
Train 258 4.1 25,863 2.2 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 219 3.5 49,354 4.3 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 1,163 18.5 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,361 37.5 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Perth (WA), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 33.0%, Walked only 25.5%, Bus 11.2%, Train 4.1% and Worked at home 3.5%. On the day, 18.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 37.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 6,408 60.3 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,240 11.7 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 560 5.3 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,838 17.3 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Perth (WA), of people aged 15 years and over, 60.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 11.7% provided care for children and 5.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 3,022 28.5 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,442 23.0 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 595 5.6 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 343 3.2 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Perth (WA), 23.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 5.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,499 67.6 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 468 21.1 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 179 8.1 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 70 3.2 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Perth (WA), 21.1% were couple families with children, 67.6% were couple families without children and 8.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.7 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 79.3 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

In Perth (WA), 20.7% of single parents were male and 79.3% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 607 30.8 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 105 5.3 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 320 16.2 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 341 17.3 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 110 5.6 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 196 9.9 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 102 5.2 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 191 9.7 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Perth (WA), of couple families with children, 30.8% had both partners employed full-time, 5.3% had both employed part-time and 16.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,569 80.3 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,120 19.7 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Perth (WA), 80.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 19.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 636 13.9 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 484 10.6 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 3,377 73.9 49,086 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 28 0.6 6,314 0.7 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Perth (WA), 13.9% were separate houses, 10.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 73.9% were flats or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 53 1.2 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 1,159 25.3 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 2,281 49.8 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 783 17.1 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 173 3.8 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 131 2.9 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 1.9 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Perth (WA), of occupied private dwellings 25.3% had 1 bedroom, 49.8% had 2 bedrooms and 17.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2. The average household size was 1.9 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 567 12.4 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,036 22.6 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 2,805 61.3 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 26 0.6 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 140 3.1 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Perth (WA), 12.4% were owned outright, 22.6% were owned with a mortgage and 61.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 2,196 48.0 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,808 39.5 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 575 12.6 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Perth (WA), of all households, 48.0% were family households, 39.5% were single person households and 12.6% were group households.

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Household income Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 16.7 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 23.5 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Perth (WA), 16.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 23.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 430 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 78.3 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 21.7 -- 9.7 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.1 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.9 -- 8.6 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 960 21.0 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 2,423 53.0 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 856 18.7 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 167 3.6 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 170 3.7 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Perth (WA), 53.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 18.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 3.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 438 9.6 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 3,996 87.4 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 140 3.1 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Perth (WA), 87.4% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 57 50.9 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 55 49.1 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 32 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Perth (WA), 50.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.1% were female. The median age was 32 years.

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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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.1 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,062 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Perth (WA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.1 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,062.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Perth (WA) % Perth (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 423 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,125 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Perth (WA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $423 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,125.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.