Connolly Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Connolly (6027) is a suburb of Perth, Northern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 25 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Connolly is in the federal electorate of Moore.

In the 2011 census the population of Connolly was 3,617 and is comprised of approximately 51.3% females and 48.7% males.

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

46.8% of people living in the suburb of Connolly were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 27.0% England, 3.8% Scotland, 3.3% South Africa, 2.4% Ireland, 2.0% New Zealand, 1.6% Zimbabwe, 0.7% Wales, 0.7% Malaysia, 0.7% Singapore, 0.6% Canada, 0.6% Northern Ireland, 0.5% Italy, 0.5% Poland, 0.4% India.

89.8% of people living in Connolly speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.9% Other, 0.7% Mandarin, 0.4% French, 0.4% Cantonese, 0.4% Polish, 0.4% Italian, 0.4% Thai, 0.4% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Connolly is 27.5% Anglican, 25.6% Catholic, 21.8% No religion, 7.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.5% Uniting Church, 2.2% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Baptist, 1.3% Buddhism, 1.0% Pentecostal.

59.0% of people are married, 29.1% have never married and 6.3% are divorced and 2.3% are separated. There are 97 widowed people living in Connolly.

56.8% of the people living in Connolly over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.0% are working on a part time basis. Connolly has an unemployment rate of 3.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Connolly are 21.7% Professionals, 17.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 16.0% Technicians & trades workers, 13.0% Managers, 10.5% Community & personal service workers, 10.4% Sales workers, 6.2% Labourers, 3.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 0.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Connolly work in are 11.9% Construction, 11.5% Retail trade, 10.9% Education and training, 10.6% Health care and social assistance, 8.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.2% Manufacturing, 5.9% Public administration and safety, 4.6% Accommodation and food services, 4.4% Mining.

34.6% of homes are fully owned, and 49.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 14.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $710 per week and the median household income is $2042 per week.

The median rent in Connolly is $390 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2058 per month.

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