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Profile—North Metropolitan area
Area profile for comment
January 2013
Population characteristics
About 39 per cent of the population in this area was born overseas, which is
significantly more than the WA average of 31 per cent (ABS 2012b).
13.76 per cent of the north metropolitan population speaks a language other than
English at home (ABS 2012b). In Joondalup, it is 9.83 per cent and in Wanneroo the
figure is 17.7 per cent—both these figures are below the WA average of 21 per cent.
People who identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in the 2011 Census
represent 1.05 per cent of the population in the north metropolitan area (ABS
2012b). This is significantly lower than all of WA, where the figure is three per cent.
For the LGAs in this profile area, nearly seven per cent of the population provided
unpaid assistance to a person with disability (ABS 2012b). This is slightly lower than
the percentage recorded for the State (ABS 2012b).
The median total household weekly incomes across the north metropolitan area are slightly
higher than the State figure of $1,415 (ABS 2012b). Residents in each LGA recorded the
following median total household incomes:
The median household income in the City of Joondalup is $1,780.
The median household income in the City of Wanneroo is $1,514.
The median weekly rent and housing prices for three bedroom houses in the north
metropolitan area are similar to the Perth metropolitan median weekly rental cost of $385
and housing price of $470,000. According to the Real Estate Institute of WA (REIWA 2012)
suburbs in the area recorded the following rental costs and housing prices:
Banksia Grove, which is located in the City of Wanneroo, has a median weekly rent
of $370 and a median house price of $373,500.
Duncraig, which is located in the City of Joondalup, has a median weekly rent of
$400 and a median house price of $620,000.
Joondalup, which is located in the City of Joondalup, has a median weekly rent of
$380 and a median house price of $470,000.
Ocean Reef, which is located in the City of Joondalup, has a median weekly rent of
$400 and a median house price of $700,000.
Quinns Rocks, which is located in the City of Wanneroo, has a median weekly rent of
$350 and a median house price of $460,000.
Wanneroo,which is located in the City of Wanneroo, has a median weekly rent of
$350 and a median house price of $395,000.
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