Parmelia Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Parmelia (6167) is a suburb of South Western, Heartlands, Western Australia. It is about 33 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Parmelia is in the federal electorate of Brand.

In the 2011 census the population of Parmelia was 6,149 and is comprised of approximately 49.9% females and 50.1% males.

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

64.2% of people living in the suburb of Parmelia were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 10.2% England, 4.6% New Zealand, 1.8% Philippines, 1.4% Scotland, 0.7% India, 0.6% South Africa, 0.5% Germany, 0.4% Malaysia, 0.4% Wales, 0.4% Italy, 0.3% Portugal, 0.3% Singapore, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% Thailand.

84.0% of people living in Parmelia speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.7% Other, 1.0% Tagalog, 0.7% Italian, 0.6% Filipino , 0.5% Spanish, 0.5% Portuguese, 0.4% Other , 0.3% Vietnamese.

The religious makeup of Parmelia is 29.5% No religion, 20.5% Anglican, 19.5% Catholic, 12.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.7% Christian, nfd, 2.1% Uniting Church, 1.6% Other religious affiliation , 1.5% Jehovah's Witnesses, 1.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.4% Baptist.

40.4% of people are married, 39.7% have never married and 10.8% are divorced and 4.3% are separated. There are 228 widowed people living in Parmelia.

58.6% of the people living in Parmelia over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 24.5% are working on a part time basis. Parmelia has an unemployment rate of 9.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Parmelia are 19.7% Technicians & trades workers, 16.1% Labourers, 14.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.7% Community & personal service workers, 10.0% Sales workers, 8.1% Professionals, 6.1% Managers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Parmelia work in are 14.7% Manufacturing, 12.5% Retail trade, 11.1% Construction, 10.3% Health care and social assistance, 6.5% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.7% Wholesale trade, 5.5% Public administration and safety, 5.5% Education and training, 5.1% Accommodation and food services.

21.5% of homes are fully owned, and 44.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 30.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $531 per week and the median household income is $1063 per week.

The median rent in Parmelia is $260 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1495 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Parmelia postcode 6167