Goodna Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Goodna (4300) is a suburb of Brisbane, Ipswich, Queensland. It is about 20 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Goodna is in the federal electorate of Oxley.

In the 2011 census the population of Goodna was 8,777 and is comprised of approximately 50.2% females and 49.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Goodna is 30 years of age.

59.4% of people living in the suburb of Goodna were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 9.1% New Zealand, 3.5% Samoa, 3.1% Vietnam, 3.0% England, 1.8% India, 1.4% Philippines, 1.2% Fiji, 0.8% Sudan, 0.5% South Sudan, 0.5% Germany, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% El Salvador, 0.4% Chile, 0.4% China .

66.4% of people living in Goodna speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.4% Samoan, 6.2% Other, 5.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.9% Vietnamese, 1.5% Spanish, 0.9% Hindi, 0.9% Tagalog, 0.8% Arabic, 0.4% Cantonese.

The religious makeup of Goodna is 21.9% Catholic, 20.1% No religion, 12.5% Anglican, 9.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.5% Uniting Church, 4.4% Christian, nfd, 4.3% Buddhism, 3.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.4% Pentecostal, 3.4% Latter-day Saints.

39.3% of people are married, 41.8% have never married and 10.1% are divorced and 4.6% are separated. There are 267 widowed people living in Goodna.

58.9% of the people living in Goodna over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 23.4% are working on a part time basis. Goodna has an unemployment rate of 11.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Goodna are 18.1% Labourers, 15.5% Technicians & trades workers, 15.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.4% Professionals, 10.3% Community & personal service workers, 7.7% Sales workers, 6.2% Managers, 2.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Goodna work in are 18.9% Manufacturing, 11.0% Health care and social assistance, 9.1% Retail trade, 8.0% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.0% Construction, 6.8% Public administration and safety, 6.0% Accommodation and food services, 5.6% Wholesale trade, 5.2% Education and training.

18.5% of homes are fully owned, and 28.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 49.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $485 per week and the median household income is $1008 per week.

The median rent in Goodna is $275 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1638 per month.

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