Woodford Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Woodford (4514) is a suburb of South Eastern, Sunshine Coast, Queensland. It is about 62 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Woodford is in the federal electorate of Longman.

In the 2011 census the population of Woodford was 2,517 and is comprised of approximately 40.2% females and 59.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Woodford is 37 years of age.

82.8% of people living in the suburb of Woodford were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.6% New Zealand, 3.3% England, 0.8% Netherlands, 0.7% Scotland, 0.5% Vietnam, 0.3% Papua New Guinea, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% Canada, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% United States of America, 0.2% Samoa, 0.2% Wales, 0.2% Cook Islands, 0.2% Bosnia and Herzegovina.

74.7% of people living in Woodford speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 23.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Dutch, 0.3% German, 0.2% French, 0.1% Filipino , 0.1% Japanese.

The religious makeup of Woodford is 28.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 20.1% No religion, 19.1% Anglican, 14.4% Catholic, 6.6% Uniting Church, 2.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Baptist, 1.7% Lutheran, 1.6% Christian, nfd, 0.6% Other Christian.

42.6% of people are married, 39.3% have never married and 9.3% are divorced and 4.6% are separated. There are 90 widowed people living in Woodford.

55.9% of the people living in Woodford over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.7% are working on a part time basis. Woodford has an unemployment rate of 5.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Woodford are 17.7% Labourers, 15.2% Technicians & trades workers, 13.2% Community & personal service workers, 12.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.4% Managers, 10.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.4% Professionals, 8.7% Sales workers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Woodford work in are 12.3% Manufacturing, 12.0% Construction, 11.4% Retail trade, 10.3% Health care and social assistance, 7.2% Public administration and safety, 6.6% Accommodation and food services, 6.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 6.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.8% Other services.

35.6% of homes are fully owned, and 39.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 23.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $445 per week and the median household income is $956 per week.

The median rent in Woodford is $265 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1534 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Woodford postcode 4514