 As redistributions alter an electorate 's area and demographic profile , the 2006 Census conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on the boundaries prior to the redistribution is the main source of information on the electorate 's current profile . At the 2006 census , the median age of the electorate 's residents was 35 years , compared to 36 across metropolitan Perth — only 12 @.@ 1 % of the electorate 's population ( compared with 19 @.@ 5 % ) were below 15 , but the 25 – 54 age group was significantly greater . Only 53 @.@ 7 % of its residents were born in Australia , compared to 61 @.@ 5 % in Perth , and much less of the remainder were from northwestern Europe ( 10 @.@ 78 % as against 13 @.@ 93 % ) . At home , significantly more electorate residents spoke Italian , Cantonese , Mandarin and Greek at home , and whilst the top three religions ( Catholicism , no religion and Anglicanism ) differed little from other parts of Perth , Buddhism and Eastern Orthodox adherents outnumbered those of the Uniting Church . Only 36 % were married compared to 49 % across Perth , whilst only 47 @.@ 7 % of homes ( compared to 67 @.@ 2 % ) were fully owned or being purchased . The median income in the electorate was $ 606 compared with $ 513 , and 49 @.@ 5 % of the electorate 's workers were professionals or managers compared with 31 @.@ 8 % . 
