Dardanup West Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Dardanup West (6236) is a suburb of South Western, South West, Western Australia. It is about 161 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Dardanup West is in the federal electorate of Forrest.

In the 2011 census the population of Dardanup West was 657 and is comprised of approximately 49.2% females and 50.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Dardanup West is 41 years of age.

77.8% of people living in the suburb of Dardanup West were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 10.3% England, 2.9% New Zealand, 1.4% South Africa, 0.8% United States of America, 0.6% Malaysia, 0.6% India, 0.6% Kenya, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% Italy, 0.5% Germany, 0.5% Scotland.

92.7% of people living in Dardanup West speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% Other, 1.1% Italian, 1.1% French, 0.9% Dutch, 0.5% Russian.

The religious makeup of Dardanup West is 26.6% Anglican, 24.7% No religion, 24.4% Catholic, 6.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.0% Christian, nfd, 3.8% Uniting Church, 2.6% Baptist, 1.4% Seventh-day Adventist, 1.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 0.8% Salvation Army.

61.2% of people are married, 26.8% have never married and 8.7% are divorced and 2.2% are separated. There are 5 widowed people living in Dardanup West.

57.7% of the people living in Dardanup West over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.3% are working on a part time basis. Dardanup West has an unemployment rate of 3.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Dardanup West are 21.6% Technicians & trades workers, 14.2% Managers, 12.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.6% Sales workers, 11.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.4% Professionals, 10.2% Labourers, 7.4% Community & personal service workers.

The main industries people from Dardanup West work in are 12.8% Education and training, 11.1% Retail trade, 10.8% Construction, 9.7% Manufacturing, 5.7% Health care and social assistance, 5.4% Wholesale trade, 5.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.1% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 4.8% Mining.

40.3% of homes are fully owned, and 50.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 6.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $671 per week and the median household income is $1638 per week.

The median rent in Dardanup West is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Dardanup West postcode 6236