Leederville Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Leederville (6007) is a suburb of Perth, Inner Northern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 3 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Leederville is in the federal electorate of Curtin.

In the 2011 census the population of Leederville was 2,943 and is comprised of approximately 50.0% females and 50.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Leederville is 33 years of age.

54.9% of people living in the suburb of Leederville were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.4% England, 3.2% Ireland, 2.7% Italy, 2.4% New Zealand, 1.7% Scotland, 1.7% Vietnam, 1.2% India, 1.1% Malaysia, 0.8% South Africa, 0.8% United States of America, 0.7% Canada, 0.7% Japan, 0.6% China , 0.6% France.

72.5% of people living in Leederville speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 10.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.6% Italian, 1.4% Other, 1.2% Mandarin, 1.1% Vietnamese, 1.1% Cantonese, 0.8% French, 0.7% German, 0.7% Japanese.

The religious makeup of Leederville is 32.6% No religion, 26.8% Catholic, 12.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 10.8% Anglican, 3.3% Buddhism, 2.3% Eastern Orthodox, 2.2% Uniting Church, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.5% Other religious affiliation , 1.4% Presbyterian and Reformed.

32.1% of people are married, 53.0% have never married and 8.8% are divorced and 1.6% are separated. There are 118 widowed people living in Leederville.

68.2% of the people living in Leederville over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 22.4% are working on a part time basis. Leederville has an unemployment rate of 3.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Leederville are 44.4% Professionals, 12.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.3% Managers, 10.1% Technicians & trades workers, 7.3% Community & personal service workers, 6.2% Sales workers, 4.4% Labourers, 2.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 0.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Leederville work in are 15.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 12.3% Health care and social assistance, 10.4% Education and training, 7.4% Retail trade, 7.4% Construction, 7.3% Accommodation and food services, 6.5% Mining, 6.3% Public administration and safety, 3.9% Manufacturing.

24.6% of homes are fully owned, and 28.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 43.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $1063 per week and the median household income is $1907 per week.

The median rent in Leederville is $400 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2160 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Leederville postcode 6007