Mornington Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Mornington (6221) is a suburb of South Western, South West, Western Australia. It is about 133 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Mornington is in the federal electorate of Forrest.

In the 2006 Census the population of Mornington is 20,822 and is comprised of 46.7% males and 53.3% females.

The median/average age of the Mornington population is 41 years of age, 4 years above the Australian average.

The country of birth of people living in Mornington is 72.2% Australia, 9.4% England, 1.6% Scotland, 1.5% New Zealand, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.6% Germany.

89% of people speak English as their first language, 0.7% speak Italian, 0.5% speak Greek, 0.4% speak German, 0.3% speak Spanish, 0.3% speak Dutch.

The religious make up of Mornington is 23.5% No Religion, 23.4% Catholic, 21.6% Anglican, 5.4% Uniting Church, 3.7% Presbyterian and Reformed.

50.1% of people are married, 26.5% have never married and 14.3% are separated or divorced. There are 1565 widowed people living in Mornington.

57.3% of the people living in Mornington are employed full time, while 31.7% are employed on a part time basis. Mornington has a below average unemployment rate of 4.8% and 6413 people are not part of the labour force.

The average individual income is $448.00 per week and the average household income is $855.00 per week.

The average rent in Mornington is $180 per week and the average mortgage repayment is $1300 per month. 34.8% are fully owned, and 33.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 24.5% of homes are rented.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Mornington postcode 6221