Wellard Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Wellard (6170) is a suburb of South Western, Heartlands, Western Australia. It is about 35 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Wellard is in the federal electorate of Brand.

In the 2011 census the population of Wellard was 3,246 and is comprised of approximately 50.8% females and 49.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Wellard is 31 years of age.

61.9% of people living in the suburb of Wellard were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 12.9% England, 4.4% New Zealand, 2.0% South Africa, 1.6% Philippines, 1.2% Scotland, 1.0% Singapore, 1.0% India, 0.7% Malaysia, 0.6% China , 0.6% Netherlands, 0.5% Germany, 0.5% United States of America, 0.4% Croatia, 0.3% Canada.

84.0% of people living in Wellard speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.3% Other, 1.0% Mandarin, 0.7% Tagalog, 0.7% Filipino , 0.6% Spanish, 0.4% Cantonese, 0.4% Italian, 0.4% German.

The religious makeup of Wellard is 28.3% No religion, 21.9% Anglican, 21.1% Catholic, 7.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.3% Christian, nfd, 2.3% Uniting Church, 2.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.5% Buddhism, 1.5% Pentecostal, 1.4% Baptist.

51.6% of people are married, 36.2% have never married and 7.5% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 48 widowed people living in Wellard.

63.8% of the people living in Wellard over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.4% are working on a part time basis. Wellard has an unemployment rate of 4.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Wellard are 21.7% Technicians & trades workers, 17.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.9% Professionals, 10.0% Community & personal service workers, 9.3% Managers, 8.6% Labourers, 8.5% Sales workers, 8.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Wellard work in are 11.8% Manufacturing, 11.6% Construction, 9.5% Health care and social assistance, 9.3% Retail trade, 7.8% Public administration and safety, 6.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.3% Education and training, 5.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.8% Mining.

18.3% of homes are fully owned, and 59.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 20.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $804 per week and the median household income is $1862 per week.

The median rent in Wellard is $350 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

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