Manly Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Manly (4179) is a suburb of Brisbane, Eastern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 16 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Manly is in the federal electorate of Bonner.

In the 2011 census the population of Manly was 3,702 and is comprised of approximately 50.4% females and 49.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Manly is 42 years of age.

73.1% of people living in the suburb of Manly were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.7% England, 5.6% New Zealand, 0.8% Scotland, 0.6% United States of America, 0.6% Ireland, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% Philippines, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% Germany, 0.4% France, 0.4% Canada, 0.3% India, 0.3% Fiji, 0.3% Japan.

90.2% of people living in Manly speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% Other, 0.5% French, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Thai, 0.2% German.

The religious makeup of Manly is 26.6% Catholic, 23.1% No religion, 20.1% Anglican, 8.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.0% Uniting Church, 3.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Christian, nfd, 1.5% Baptist, 1.4% Buddhism, 1.2% Other religious affiliation .

48.7% of people are married, 30.1% have never married and 12.0% are divorced and 4.2% are separated. There are 154 widowed people living in Manly.

60.7% of the people living in Manly over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.6% are working on a part time basis. Manly has an unemployment rate of 5.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Manly are 23.5% Professionals, 16.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.1% Technicians & trades workers, 14.7% Managers, 10.0% Sales workers, 7.9% Community & personal service workers, 5.8% Labourers, 4.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Manly work in are 10.6% Health care and social assistance, 10.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.7% Construction, 9.5% Manufacturing, 9.0% Retail trade, 7.2% Public administration and safety, 7.1% Education and training, 6.4% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.9% Wholesale trade.

34.4% of homes are fully owned, and 29.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 33.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $711 per week and the median household income is $1409 per week.

The median rent in Manly is $340 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Manly postcode 4179

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