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Sorrento WA 6020

3,420 addresses · 119 streets

Moore Electorate › Joondalup LGA › Sorrento · 17 km from Perth

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Living Here

Sorrento is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 7,795 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $2,472 a week, with median rent near $480 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

7,795Population
47Median age
$2,472Median household income / wk
$480Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Sorrento - Marmion statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Sorrento itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Greenwood, 2.9 km east · Bus interchange: Whitfords Bus Terminal, 4.2 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Rottnest Ferry, 1.5 km west · Airport: Perth Airport, 23.5 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs10/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 5.2% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 62.8%

Population by age in Sorrento
Population by age, Sorrento WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4326
5-141,034
15-19526
20-24428
25-34500
35-44817
45-541,124
55-641,134
65-741,187
75-84559
85+164
Dwelling types in Sorrento
Dwelling types, Sorrento WA (ABS Census 2021)
House2,215
Townhouse372
Apartment154
Other0
Households by weekly income in Sorrento
Households by weekly income, Sorrento WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650326
$650-1,499525
$1,500-2,999562
$3,000+1,095
Top ancestries in Sorrento
Top ancestries, Sorrento WA (ABS Census 2021)
English3,350
Australian2,674
Irish1,035
Scottish862
Other652
Italian521
Housing tenure in Sorrento
Housing tenure, Sorrento WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,329
Mortgage1,037
Rented300
Other18
Cars per household in Sorrento
Cars per household, Sorrento WA (ABS Census 2021)
065
1599
21,250
3490
4+287
Commute to work in Sorrento
Commute to work, Sorrento WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,507
Train94
Bus17
Tram/ferry0
Walked36
Bicycle15
Home474
Top countries of birth in Sorrento
Top countries of birth, Sorrento WA (ABS Census 2021)
England728
South Africa222
New Zealand146
Scotland118
Ireland117
Italy76
Languages used at home in Sorrento
Languages used at home, Sorrento WA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian98
Afrikaans44
German44
Polish42
Arabic40
Mandarin37

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