Embleton Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Embleton (6062) is a suburb of Perth, Eastern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 9 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Embleton is in the federal electorate of Perth.

In the 2011 census the population of Embleton was 2,737 and is comprised of approximately 49.6% females and 50.4% males.

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

55.4% of people living in the suburb of Embleton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.6% England, 4.2% New Zealand, 3.2% Vietnam, 3.0% Philippines, 2.6% China , 2.3% India, 1.1% Italy, 1.1% Scotland, 0.9% Bosnia and Herzegovina, 0.9% Malaysia, 0.8% Burma , 0.8% South Africa, 0.6% Poland, 0.6% Mauritius.

70.1% of people living in Embleton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.9% Vietnamese, 3.6% Other, 2.9% Mandarin, 2.1% Tagalog, 1.8% Cantonese, 1.7% Italian, 1.2% Serbian, 0.7% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Embleton is 29.8% Catholic, 25.1% No religion, 14.7% Anglican, 7.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.7% Buddhism, 2.8% Eastern Orthodox, 2.4% Uniting Church, 1.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Christian, nfd, 1.5% Islam.

40.8% of people are married, 37.9% have never married and 9.7% are divorced and 3.5% are separated. There are 189 widowed people living in Embleton.

60.7% of the people living in Embleton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.6% are working on a part time basis. Embleton has an unemployment rate of 7.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Embleton are 20.2% Technicians & trades workers, 17.7% Professionals, 13.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.4% Community & personal service workers, 10.7% Labourers, 8.2% Sales workers, 8.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.0% Managers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Embleton work in are 11.4% Construction, 11.0% Health care and social assistance, 10.0% Retail trade, 8.9% Manufacturing, 7.1% Education and training, 6.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.5% Public administration and safety, 6.2% Accommodation and food services, 5.1% Other services.

29.0% of homes are fully owned, and 31.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 35.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $530 per week and the median household income is $1168 per week.

The median rent in Embleton is $310 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

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