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In the 2011 Census, there were 2,239,170 people in Western Australia (State/Territory) of these 50.3% were male and 49.7% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.1% of the population.
The median age of people in Western Australia (State/Territory) was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.3% of the population.
In Western Australia (State/Territory), of people aged 15 years and over, 49.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.0% were in a de facto marriage.
The median age of people in a registered marriage in Western Australia (State/Territory) was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 34 years.
In Western Australia (State/Territory) 30.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.7% were in primary school, 18.2% in secondary school and 20.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.
There were 1,152,200 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Western Australia (State/Territory). Of these 60.7% were employed full time, 28.1% were employed part-time and 4.7% were unemployed.
The median age of people employed full-time in Western Australia (State/Territory) was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 40 years.
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)
168,014
9.3
139,803
8.9
1,896,957
10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)
304,623
16.9
262,655
16.8
3,090,874
17.8
In Western Australia (State/Territory), of people aged 15 years and over, 69.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.2% 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, 16.9% 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 Western Australia (State/Territory), 25.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.4% worked 30 hours or more.
Of the families in Western Australia (State/Territory), 44.9% were couple families with children, 38.8% were couple families without children and 14.5% were one parent families.
In Western Australia (State/Territory), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,497 and those without children was $2,257.
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Both employed, worked full-time
102,046
20.8
88,593
20.7
1,015,165
21.7
Both employed, worked part-time
18,398
3.8
14,887
3.5
174,795
3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time
107,972
22.0
93,485
21.9
1,001,907
21.4
One employed full-time, other not working
81,901
16.7
72,033
16.9
736,322
15.7
One employed part-time, other not working
24,046
4.9
19,286
4.5
251,191
5.4
Both not working
76,909
15.7
72,951
17.1
899,598
19.2
Other
32,710
6.7
29,393
6.9
291,196
6.2
Labour force status not stated
45,776
9.3
36,421
8.5
314,529
6.7
In Western Australia (State/Territory), of couple families, 20.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 22.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc
84,333
10.6
73,321
10.4
765,980
9.9
Flat, unit or apartment
62,990
7.9
52,610
7.5
1,056,237
13.6
Other dwelling
7,380
0.9
8,045
1.1
66,666
0.9
Of occupied private dwellings in Western Australia (State/Territory), 80.4% were separate houses, 10.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.
In Western Australia (State/Territory), of occupied private dwellings 3.6% had 1 bedroom, 13.0% had 2 bedrooms and 39.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.6 people.
Of occupied private dwellings in Western Australia (State/Territory), 29.5% were owned outright, 37.8% were owned with a mortgage and 29.2% were rented.
In Western Australia (State/Territory), of all households, 72.2% were family households, 23.8% were single person households and 4.0% were group households.
In Western Australia (State/Territory), 21.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 14.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.
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.
In Western Australia (State/Territory), 32.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.
For the 2011 Census in Western Australia (State/Territory), there were 69,664 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 34,418 (or 49.4%) were male and 35,246 (or 50.6%) were female. The median age was 22 years.
Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households
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 Western Australia (State/Territory), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,043.
In Western Australia (State/Territory), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $158 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.
LATEST ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (AEST) 28/03/2013
Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.
The information contained in this QuickStat has been produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics | It contains data from the 2011 Census of Population & Housing held on 9 August 2011 | Release date of this QuickStat was 28 March 2013 | Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data | These adjustments may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages in QuickStats | For more information refer to Introduced Random Error in the 2011 Census Dictionary. For further enquiries contact the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 | www.abs.gov.au/census
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