People — demographics & education

People	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Total	7,933	--	2,239,170	--	21,507,717	--
Male	3,922	49.4	1,126,178	50.3	10,634,013	49.4
Female	4,011	50.6	1,112,992	49.7	10,873,704	50.6
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	347	4.4	69,664	3.1	548,369	2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 7,933 people in Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs) of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.4% of the population.

Age	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People
0-4 years	681	8.6	151,262	6.8	1,421,050	6.6
5-9 years	669	8.4	142,774	6.4	1,351,921	6.3
10-14 years	677	8.5	146,035	6.5	1,371,054	6.4
15-19 years	678	8.5	148,208	6.6	1,405,798	6.5
20-24 years	629	7.9	159,010	7.1	1,460,673	6.8
25-29 years	584	7.4	167,944	7.5	1,513,236	7.0
30-34 years	509	6.4	156,152	7.0	1,453,775	6.8
35-39 years	506	6.4	161,526	7.2	1,520,138	7.1
40-44 years	523	6.6	166,731	7.4	1,542,879	7.2
45-49 years	575	7.2	159,859	7.1	1,504,142	7.0
50-54 years	544	6.9	150,369	6.7	1,447,404	6.7
55-59 years	420	5.3	133,894	6.0	1,297,244	6.0
60-64 years	365	4.6	120,531	5.4	1,206,116	5.6
65-69 years	212	2.7	86,324	3.9	919,319	4.3
70-74 years	142	1.8	66,219	3.0	708,090	3.3
75-79 years	102	1.3	49,832	2.2	545,263	2.5
80-84 years	70	0.9	38,284	1.7	436,936	2.0
85 years and over	48	0.6	34,217	1.5	402,681	1.9
Median age	30	--	36	--	37	--

The median age of people in Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs) was 30 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 25.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.2% of the population.

Registered marital status	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	2,828	47.9	876,746	48.7	8,461,114	48.7
Separated	210	3.6	53,815	3.0	529,280	3.0
Divorced	475	8.0	150,800	8.4	1,460,899	8.4
Widowed	261	4.4	83,174	4.6	949,634	5.5
Never married	2,131	36.1	634,569	35.3	5,962,769	34.3

Of people in Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 47.9% were married and 11.6% were either divorced or separated.

Marital Status Charts

Median age by registered marital status	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	46	--	49	--	50	--
Separated	50	--	48	--	49	--
Divorced	55	--	54	--	54	--
Widowed	70	--	78	--	78	--
Never married	23	--	25	--	25	--

The median age of married people in Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs) was 46 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

Social marital status	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	2,575	46.8	768,781	49.2	7,647,042	49.2
De facto marriage	319	5.8	171,273	11.0	1,476,369	9.5
Not married	2,607	47.4	623,367	39.9	6,413,399	41.3

In Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 46.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	46	--	49	--	50	--
De facto marriage	37	--	34	--	35	--
Not married	28	--	31	--	33	--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs) was 46 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

Education	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Pre-school	124	4.1	32,429	4.8	332,844	5.1
Primary - Government	497	16.5	129,300	19.0	1,181,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	137	4.5	33,580	4.9	359,062	5.5
Primary - Other Non Government	113	3.7	25,745	3.8	214,359	3.3
Secondary - Government	355	11.8	64,075	9.4	774,074	11.9
Secondary - Catholic	129	4.3	29,741	4.4	307,142	4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government	81	2.7	29,867	4.4	254,828	3.9
Technical or further education institution	281	9.3	48,758	7.2	473,606	7.3
University or tertiary institution	293	9.7	91,938	13.5	932,524	14.3
Other	88	2.9	13,527	2.0	161,660	2.5
Not Stated	916	30.4	180,865	26.6	1,511,694	23.2
Total	3,014	--	679,825	--	6,503,580	--

In Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs) 38.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.8% were in primary school, 18.8% in secondary school and 19.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Education Charts

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%

Ancestry Charts

Country of birth	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Australia	3,454	43.5	1,407,806	62.9	15,017,847	69.8
Other top responses

Birthplace of parents, stated responses	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	5,204	72.3	854,106	41.4	6,876,586	34.3
Father only born overseas	383	5.3	175,316	8.5	1,407,270	7.0
Mother only born overseas	243	3.4	130,099	6.3	989,220	4.9
Both parents born in Australia	1,369	19.0	903,103	43.8	10,757,087	53.7

In Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs), 19.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 72.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%

Religious Affiliation Charts

Language, top responses (other than English)	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%

People — employment

Employment	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Worked full-time	1,749	54.0	699,414	60.7	6,367,554	59.7
Worked part-time	959	29.6	324,257	28.1	3,062,976	28.7
Away from work	265	8.2	74,210	6.4	627,797	5.9
Unemployed	268	8.3	54,319	4.7	600,133	5.6
Total in labour force	3,241	--	1,152,200	--	10,658,460	--
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There were 3,241 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs). Of these 54.0% were employed full time, 29.6% were employed part-time and 8.3% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
1-15 hours per week	368	12.4	118,795	10.8	1,087,799	10.8
16-24 hours per week	237	8.0	100,864	9.2	947,792	9.4
25-34 hours per week	346	11.7	104,595	9.5	1,027,380	10.2
35-39 hours per week	654	22.0	173,235	15.8	1,808,879	18.0
40 hours or more per week	1,095	36.9	526,185	47.9	4,558,678	45.3

Of employed people in Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs), 12.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.9% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Employed full-time	40	--	40	--	40	--
Employed part-time	39	--	40	--	40	--

The median age of people employed full-time in Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs) was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

Occupation	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Occupation Chart

Industry of employment, top responses	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Median weekly incomes	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Personal	399	--	662	--	577	--
Family	1,108	--	1,722	--	1,481	--
Household	1,033	--	1,415	--	1,234	--
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The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs) was $399.

Travel to work, top responses	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Unpaid work	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	3,282	55.6	1,255,935	69.8	12,149,347	70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	1,529	25.9	507,968	28.2	4,827,808	27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	527	8.9	168,014	9.3	1,896,957	10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	529	9.0	304,623	16.9	3,090,874	17.8

In Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 55.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.9% provided care for children and 8.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 9.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Less than 5 hours per week	1,139	19.3	399,954	22.2	3,883,357	22.4
5 to 14 hours per week	1,128	19.1	459,759	25.6	4,444,640	25.6
15 to 29 hours per week	528	8.9	209,912	11.7	2,075,154	12.0
30 hours or more per week	486	8.2	186,312	10.4	1,746,196	10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs), 19.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	449	22.7	226,879	38.8	2,150,301	37.8
Couple family with children	1,043	52.8	262,885	44.9	2,534,399	44.6
One parent family	444	22.5	85,067	14.5	901,637	15.9
Other family	38	1.9	10,479	1.8	97,722	1.7

Of the families in Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs), 52.8% were couple families with children, 22.7% were couple families without children and 22.5% were one parent families.

Family Charts

Single (or lone) parents	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Male	--	12.8	--	18.0	--	17.6
Female	--	87.2	--	82.0	--	82.4

In Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs) 12.8% of single parents were male and 87.2% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Families without children	1,756	--	2,257	--	2,081	--
Families with children	1,729	--	2,497	--	2,310	--
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In Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,729 and those without children was $1,756.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Both employed, worked full-time	231	15.5	102,046	20.8	1,015,165	21.7
Both employed, worked part-time	68	4.6	18,398	3.8	174,795	3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time	207	13.9	107,972	22.0	1,001,907	21.4
One employed full-time, other not working	291	19.5	81,901	16.7	736,322	15.7
One employed part-time, other not working	118	7.9	24,046	4.9	251,191	5.4
Both not working	324	21.7	76,909	15.7	899,598	19.2
Other	98	6.6	32,710	6.7	291,196	6.2
Labour force status not stated	155	10.4	45,776	9.3	314,529	6.7

In Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs), of couple families, 15.5% had both partners employed full-time, 4.6% had both employed part-time and 13.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	2,376	95.0	794,159	87.9	7,760,320	89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings	126	5.0	109,328	12.1	934,470	10.7

In Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs), 95.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.0% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Separate house	2,235	94.1	638,768	80.4	5,864,574	75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	80	3.4	84,333	10.6	765,980	9.9
Flat, unit or apartment	61	2.6	62,990	7.9	1,056,237	13.6
Other dwelling	0	0.0	7,380	0.9	66,666	0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs), 94.1% were separate houses, 3.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Dwelling Structure Charts

Number of bedrooms	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
None (includes bedsitters)	13	0.5	2,868	0.4	42,160	0.5
1 bedroom	87	3.7	28,193	3.6	363,129	4.7
2 bedrooms	155	6.5	103,373	13.0	1,481,577	19.1
3 bedrooms	1,176	49.5	312,043	39.3	3,379,930	43.6
4 or more bedrooms	856	36.0	333,932	42.0	2,350,132	30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated	88	3.7	13,751	1.7	143,394	1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	3.3	--	3.3	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	3.2	--	2.6	--	2.6	--

In Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 3.7% had 1 bedroom, 6.5% had 2 bedrooms and 49.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 3.2 people.

Bedroom Charts

Tenure	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Owned outright	524	22.0	234,627	29.5	2,488,149	32.1
Owned with a mortgage	1,006	42.3	300,334	37.8	2,709,433	34.9
Rented	721	30.3	231,824	29.2	2,297,458	29.6
Other tenure type	14	0.6	8,880	1.1	70,069	0.9
Tenure type not stated	112	4.7	18,493	2.3	195,213	2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs), 22.0% were owned outright, 42.3% were owned with a mortgage and 30.3% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Family households	1,859	78.2	573,706	72.2	5,550,614	71.5
Single (or lone) person households	452	19.0	188,764	23.8	1,888,698	24.3
Group households	66	2.8	31,690	4.0	321,007	4.1

In Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs), of all households, 78.2% were family households, 19.0% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

Household income	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Less than $600 gross weekly income	--	27.4	--	21.1	--	23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income	--	4.2	--	14.1	--	11.2
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In Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs), 27.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Dwellings — 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	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Median rent	250	--	300	--	285	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	89.6	--	91.1	--	89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	10.4	--	8.9	--	10.4
View the income fact sheet

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.

Mortgage monthly repayments	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	1,400	--	1,950	--	1,800	--
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income	--	84.8	--	89.8	--	90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	15.2	--	10.2	--	9.9
View 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.

Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
None	196	8.3	48,447	6.1	665,852	8.6
1 motor vehicle	761	32.0	258,942	32.6	2,778,576	35.8
2 motor vehicles	793	33.4	305,676	38.5	2,802,468	36.1
3 or more vehicles	499	21.0	158,860	20.0	1,279,134	16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated	126	5.3	22,234	2.8	234,292	3.0

In Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs), 32.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

People characteristics	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	346	--	69,664	--	548,368	--
Male	151	43.6	34,418	49.4	270,331	49.3
Female	195	56.4	35,246	50.6	278,037	50.7
Median age	17	--	22	--	21	--

For the 2011 Census in Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs), there were 346 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 151 (or 43.6%) were male and 195 (or 56.4%) were female. The median age was 17 years.

Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Average number of people per household	3.9	--	3.5	--	3.3	--
Average number of people per bedroom	1.4	--	1.3	--	1.2	--
Median household income	830	--	1,043	--	991	--
Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.9, with 1.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $830.

Mortgage and rent	Mirrabooka (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Median weekly rent	144	--	158	--	195	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	1,343	--	1,733	--	1,647	--

In Mirrabooka (WA) (State Suburbs), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $144 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,343.