White Gum Valley
6162
Highlights
- Sullivan Hall (garden pictured)
- WGV - WA's first One Planet Community
- White Gum Valley Community Orchard
Schools
White Gum Valley Primary School, Hazel Orme Community Kindergarten
Quick stats
Information is based on 2016 census data unless otherwise stated:
Population: 2,960 (source: Reiwa, 2020)
Number of private dwellings:1,382
Average people per household: 2.3
Median weekly household income: $1,550
Median monthly mortgage repayments: $2,167
Median weekly rent: $320
Average motor vehicles per dwelling: 1.6
Age composition
The median age of people in White Gum Valley was 41 years. Children aged 0–14 years made up 18.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.8% of the population.
Ancestry
The most common ancestries in White Gum Valley (State Suburbs) were English 27.9%, Australian 20.6%, Irish 8.9%, Italian 8.6% and Scottish 8.5%.
In White Gum Valley, 62.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.6%, Italy 5.2%, New Zealand 2.4%, Scotland 1.1% and Ireland 1.1%.
Language
In White Gum Valley, 76.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 7.1%, French 1.2%, Japanese 1.1%, Portuguese 1.0% and German 0.9%.
Employment
1,537 people reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night. Of these 54.3% were employed full time, 34.0% were employed part-time and 7.0% were unemployed.
Occupation
The most common occupations in White Gum Valley included Professionals 33.7%, Managers 13.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.5%, and Community and Personal Service Workers 9.7%.
Household composition
Of the 1,155 households in White Gum Valley, 63.7% were family households, 31.5% were single person households and 4.8% were group households.
Families
Of the families in White Gum Valley, 44.9% were couple families with children, 36.9% were couple families without children and 16.7% were one parent families.
Precinct groups
Interested in being a voice for your community? Join the White Gum Valley precinct group!
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