Florey Demographics (ACT) Local Stats

Florey (2615) is a suburb of Canberra, Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory. It is about 9 kms from ACT's capital city of Canberra. Florey is in the federal electorate of Fraser.

In the 2011 census the population of Florey was 5,040 and is comprised of approximately 50.8% females and 49.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Florey is 35 years of age.

67.0% of people living in the suburb of Florey were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.1% Vietnam, 2.7% England, 2.5% China , 2.0% India, 1.6% Philippines, 0.9% Croatia, 0.9% New Zealand, 0.9% Sri Lanka, 0.8% Italy, 0.8% Malaysia, 0.6% Pakistan, 0.6% Hong Kong , 0.6% Poland, 0.5% Fiji.

69.3% of people living in Florey speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.3% Vietnamese, 3.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.8% Other, 2.5% Mandarin, 2.2% Cantonese, 1.2% Italian, 1.1% Spanish, 1.0% Croatian, 0.9% Hindi.

The religious makeup of Florey is 28.4% Catholic, 23.6% No religion, 13.3% Anglican, 7.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.1% Buddhism, 3.1% Islam, 3.1% Uniting Church, 2.6% Hinduism, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 2.0% Presbyterian and Reformed.

48.1% of people are married, 37.0% have never married and 8.9% are divorced and 2.4% are separated. There are 149 widowed people living in Florey.

60.8% of the people living in Florey over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.5% are working on a part time basis. Florey has an unemployment rate of 4.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Florey are 25.8% Professionals, 21.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.9% Managers, 10.5% Technicians & trades workers, 9.6% Community & personal service workers, 9.3% Sales workers, 7.0% Labourers, 3.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Florey work in are 27.5% Public administration and safety, 9.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.5% Health care and social assistance, 9.1% Retail trade, 8.6% Education and training, 7.2% Accommodation and food services, 5.6% Construction, 3.7% Other services, 3.6% Transport, postal and warehousing.

30.4% of homes are fully owned, and 31.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 36.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $768 per week and the median household income is $1636 per week.

The median rent in Florey is $350 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

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