Hopetoun Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Hopetoun (6348) is a suburb of South East & Central, Goldfields, Western Australia. It is about 454 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Hopetoun is in the federal electorate of O'Connor.

In the 2011 census the population of Hopetoun was 1,398 and is comprised of approximately 47.6% females and 52.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Hopetoun is 39 years of age.

74.7% of people living in the suburb of Hopetoun were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.4% England, 2.9% New Zealand, 2.4% South Africa, 0.6% Indonesia, 0.6% Scotland, 0.6% Germany, 0.5% Zimbabwe, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Papua New Guinea, 0.4% Burma , 0.4% Philippines, 0.4% Hungary, 0.4% Canada, 0.4% Switzerland.

86.3% of people living in Hopetoun speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.2% Other, 0.5% Indonesian, 0.4% Dutch, 0.4% Italian, 0.2% Thai, 0.2% Vietnamese, 0.2% Cantonese, 0.2% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Hopetoun is 28.9% No religion, 21.9% Anglican, 16.0% Catholic, 13.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.9% Uniting Church, 3.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.1% Christian, nfd, 1.3% Buddhism, 1.1% Baptist, 0.9% Lutheran.

61.2% of people are married, 24.2% have never married and 8.2% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 37 widowed people living in Hopetoun.

65.8% of the people living in Hopetoun over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 20.6% are working on a part time basis. Hopetoun has an unemployment rate of 3.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Hopetoun are 28.3% Managers, 17.6% Technicians & trades workers, 13.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.8% Labourers, 10.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.0% Professionals, 5.2% Community & personal service workers, 3.7% Sales workers, 0.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Hopetoun work in are 31.7% Mining, 22.4% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 6.3% Retail trade, 5.2% Education and training, 5.2% Construction, 4.2% Accommodation and food services, 4.0% Health care and social assistance, 3.4% Public administration and safety, 3.2% Transport, postal and warehousing.

34.5% of homes are fully owned, and 17.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 44.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $651 per week and the median household income is $1453 per week.

The median rent in Hopetoun is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1387 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Hopetoun postcode 6348