Belhus Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Belhus (6069) is a suburb of Perth, Eastern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 24 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Belhus is in the federal electorate of Pearce.

In the 2011 census the population of Belhus was 266 and is comprised of approximately 48.9% females and 51.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Belhus is 45 years of age.

71.2% of people living in the suburb of Belhus were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 9.5% England, 2.7% Croatia, 2.3% Italy, 1.9% New Zealand, 1.9% Japan, 1.9% Singapore, 1.5% India, 1.5% South Africa, 1.5% Scotland.

86.1% of people living in Belhus speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.4% Croatian, 2.3% Italian, 2.3% Japanese, 1.1% Other.

The religious makeup of Belhus is 30.1% Anglican, 27.4% Catholic, 24.1% No religion, 4.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.4% Uniting Church, 2.6% Lutheran, 1.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.1% Buddhism, 1.1% Christian, nfd, 1.1% Hinduism.

64.1% of people are married, 26.3% have never married and 3.3% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 7 widowed people living in Belhus.

53.1% of the people living in Belhus over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 35.2% are working on a part time basis. Belhus has an unemployment rate of 2.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Belhus are 20.8% Professionals, 19.2% Managers, 15.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.4% Community & personal service workers, 10.4% Labourers, 9.6% Technicians & trades workers, 7.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.2% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Belhus work in are 14.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.7% Health care and social assistance, 8.7% Construction, 7.9% Education and training, 7.1% Retail trade, 7.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.1% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 7.1% Accommodation and food services, 6.3% Manufacturing.

54.8% of homes are fully owned, and 36.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 3.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $683 per week and the median household income is $1899 per week.

The median rent in Belhus is $650 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2544 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Belhus postcode 6069