Monjingup Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Monjingup (6450) is a suburb of South East & Central, Goldfields, Western Australia. It is about 585 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Monjingup is in the federal electorate of O'Connor.

In the 2011 census the population of Monjingup was 346 and is comprised of approximately 49.4% females and 50.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Monjingup is 42 years of age.

80.1% of people living in the suburb of Monjingup were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.9% England, 4.9% New Zealand, 1.7% Scotland, 1.4% South Africa, 1.2% Ireland, 1.2% Germany.

94.2% of people living in Monjingup speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.7% Other, 1.7% German, 1.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Italian.

The religious makeup of Monjingup is 33.7% No religion, 20.7% Anglican, 15.3% Catholic, 7.2% Christian, nfd, 5.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.9% Uniting Church, 2.3% Pentecostal, 1.7% Baptist, 1.7% Other religious affiliation , 1.7% Lutheran.

55.7% of people are married, 27.3% have never married and 10.0% are divorced and 4.8% are separated. There are 6 widowed people living in Monjingup.

59.1% of the people living in Monjingup over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.3% are working on a part time basis. Monjingup has an unemployment rate of 1.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Monjingup are 19.9% Technicians & trades workers, 19.3% Managers, 13.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.7% Professionals, 8.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.8% Community & personal service workers, 8.8% Labourers, 7.7% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Monjingup work in are 14.8% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 14.3% Retail trade, 12.1% Health care and social assistance, 7.7% Education and training, 7.1% Mining, 6.6% Other services, 6.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.6% Accommodation and food services, 6.6% Construction.

40.3% of homes are fully owned, and 42.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 13.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $615 per week and the median household income is $1700 per week.

The median rent in Monjingup is $175 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Monjingup postcode 6450