Coolbinia Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Coolbinia (6050) is a suburb of Perth, Inner Northern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 5 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Coolbinia is in the federal electorates of Perth, Stirling.

In the 2011 census the population of Coolbinia was 1,536 and is comprised of approximately 51.2% females and 48.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Coolbinia is 38 years of age.

71.5% of people living in the suburb of Coolbinia were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.5% England, 2.8% South Africa, 2.1% Italy, 1.6% New Zealand, 1.5% India, 1.3% Singapore, 0.7% Ireland, 0.7% Vietnam, 0.6% Malaysia, 0.6% United States of America, 0.5% China , 0.5% Afghanistan, 0.5% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 0.5% Wales.

80.3% of people living in Coolbinia speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.7% Italian, 2.0% Other, 1.8% Greek, 1.0% Vietnamese, 1.0% Macedonian, 0.7% Japanese, 0.7% Punjabi, 0.6% German.

The religious makeup of Coolbinia is 28.4% Catholic, 22.5% No religion, 12.4% Judaism, 11.9% Anglican, 7.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.2% Eastern Orthodox, 1.7% Islam, 1.7% Buddhism, 1.4% Uniting Church, 1.3% Other religious affiliation .

55.2% of people are married, 35.8% have never married and 3.8% are divorced and 1.3% are separated. There are 47 widowed people living in Coolbinia.

56.4% of the people living in Coolbinia over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 35.6% are working on a part time basis. Coolbinia has an unemployment rate of 3.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Coolbinia are 35.2% Professionals, 17.2% Managers, 13.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.5% Sales workers, 8.6% Technicians & trades workers, 7.8% Community & personal service workers, 5.0% Labourers, 2.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 0.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Coolbinia work in are 15.1% Health care and social assistance, 12.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.5% Retail trade, 8.6% Education and training, 7.0% Construction, 6.8% Public administration and safety, 5.4% Accommodation and food services, 4.1% Manufacturing, 3.6% Financial and insurance services.

42.7% of homes are fully owned, and 38.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 17.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $922 per week and the median household income is $2568 per week.

The median rent in Coolbinia is $350 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2600 per month.

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