Fremantle Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Fremantle (6160) is a suburb of Perth, Fremantle, Western Australia. It is about 15 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Fremantle is in the federal electorate of Fremantle.

In the 2011 census the population of Fremantle was 7,669 and is comprised of approximately 50.1% females and 49.9% males.

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

58.0% of people living in the suburb of Fremantle were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 10.4% England, 3.2% New Zealand, 3.1% Italy, 1.6% Scotland, 1.2% Ireland, 1.0% United States of America, 0.9% India, 0.8% Canada, 0.8% South Africa, 0.8% Germany, 0.6% Portugal, 0.6% Croatia, 0.6% Philippines, 0.5% France.

78.6% of people living in Fremantle speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.5% Italian, 1.5% Other, 0.9% Spanish, 0.8% French, 0.8% Portuguese, 0.8% German, 0.7% Croatian, 0.4% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Fremantle is 35.7% No religion, 25.1% Catholic, 13.5% Anglican, 9.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.2% Uniting Church, 2.1% Buddhism, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.7% Other religious affiliation , 1.0% Baptist.

33.5% of people are married, 45.2% have never married and 13.2% are divorced and 3.5% are separated. There are 311 widowed people living in Fremantle.

59.9% of the people living in Fremantle over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.1% are working on a part time basis. Fremantle has an unemployment rate of 5.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Fremantle are 38.1% Professionals, 12.6% Managers, 11.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.8% Technicians & trades workers, 8.7% Community & personal service workers, 7.1% Sales workers, 6.9% Labourers, 3.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Fremantle work in are 15.5% Health care and social assistance, 11.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.9% Education and training, 8.2% Accommodation and food services, 7.9% Retail trade, 7.2% Construction, 6.4% Public administration and safety, 6.4% Manufacturing, 5.0% Mining.

26.9% of homes are fully owned, and 25.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 44.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $773 per week and the median household income is $1397 per week.

The median rent in Fremantle is $320 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2263 per month.

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