Kennedy Electorate Demographics (QLD)

In the 2011 census the population of Kennedy was 155,119 and is comprised of approximately 48.6% females and 51.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Kennedy is 38 years of age.

80.8% of people living in the electorate of Kennedy were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.2% England, 2.1% New Zealand, 1.2% Italy, 0.7% Philippines, 0.5% Papua New Guinea, 0.5% India, 0.5% Germany, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% Scotland, 0.2% United States of America, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Canada, 0.1% Thailand.

86.0% of people living in Kennedy speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.0% Italian, 1.5% Other, 0.7% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.4% German, 0.3% Punjabi, 0.2% Tagalog, 0.2% Filipino , 0.1% Dutch.

The religious makeup of Kennedy is 28.6% Catholic, 19.5% No religion, 18.1% Anglican, 11.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.9% Uniting Church, 3.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.1% Christian, nfd, 1.6% Pentecostal, 1.5% Baptist, 1.0% Lutheran.

47.6% of people are married, 35.0% have never married and 8.6% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 6625 widowed people living in Kennedy.

61.7% of the people living in Kennedy over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.2% are working on a part time basis. Kennedy has an unemployment rate of 6.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Kennedy are 16.9% Technicians & trades workers, 14.5% Labourers, 14.5% Managers, 12.3% Professionals, 11.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.4% Community & personal service workers, 7.9% Sales workers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Kennedy work in are 12.1% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 10.0% Retail trade, 9.7% Health care and social assistance, 8.7% Construction, 8.6% Mining, 7.7% Education and training, 6.9% Public administration and safety, 6.7% Manufacturing, 5.9% Accommodation and food services.

34.8% of homes are fully owned, and 28.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 32.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $530 per week and the median household income is $1035 per week.

The median rent in Kennedy is $180 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

The Commonwealth electorate of Kennedy contains postcodes 4732, 4733, 4807, 4809, 4811, 4815, 4816, 4817, 4818, 4820, 4821, 4822, 4823, 4824, 4825, 4828, 4829, 4830, 4849, 4850, 4852, 4854, 4855, 4856, 4858, 4859, 4860, 4861, 4865, 4869, 4870, 4871, 4872, 4880, 4881, 4882, 4883, 4884, 4885, 4886, 4887, 4888, 4890, 4891, 4892 and includes the suburbs of Abergowrie, Alabama Hill, Alice River, Alligator Creek, Allingham, Almaden, Aloomba, Atherton, Babinda, Balfes Creek, Balgal Beach, Bambaroo, Bamboo Creek, Barkly, Barrine, Barringha, Bartle Frere, Barwidgi, Basalt, Bellenden Ker, Belvedere, Bemerside, Biboohra, Bilyana, Bingil Bay, Birkalla, Black Jack, Blackrock, Bluewater, Bluewater Park, Bohle Plains, Bombeeta, Boogan, Boulia, Braemeadows, Bramston Beach, Breakaway, Breddan, Brookhill, Broughton, Buchanan, Burketown, Butchers Creek, Calcium, Camooweal, Campaspe, Camp Creek, Cardwell, Carmoo, Carrington, Charters Towers, Chewko, Chillagoe, Clare, Clemant, Cloncurry, Coconuts, Columbia, Comoon Loop, Coolbie, Coorumba, Coquette Point, Cordelia, Corfield, Cowley, Cowley Beach, Cowley Creek, Crimea, Croydon, Crystal Creek, Cullinane, Currajah, Dajarra, Dalbeg, Dalrymple Creek, Danbulla, Daradgee, Daveson, Deeral, Dimbulah, Djarawong, Doomadgee, Dotswood, Duchess, East Barron, East Innisfail, East Palmerston, East Russell, East Trinity, Eaton, Edmonton, Eight Mile Creek, Einasleigh, El Arish, Ellerbeck, Ellinjaa, Etty Bay, Eubenangee, Euramo, Evelyn, Feluga, Fishery Falls, Fitzgerald Creek, Fitzroy Island, Flying Fish Point, Foresthome, Forrest Beach, Forsayth, Friday Pocket, Gairloch, Garners Beach, Garradunga, Georgetown, Germantown, Glen Allyn, Glen Boughton, Goldsborough, Goolboo, Goondi, Goondi Bend, Goondi Hill, Gordonvale, Granadilla, Grand Secret, Granite Vale, Green Hill, Greenvale, Gregory, Gumlow, Gunpowder, Gununa, Halifax, Happy Valley, Hawkins Creek, Healy, Helens Hill, Herberton, Hervey Range, Homestead, Hudson, Hughenden, Hull Heads, Ingham, Innisfail, Innisfail Estate, Innot Hot Springs, Irvinebank, Jaffa, Jaggan, Japoonvale, Jarra Creek, Jubilee Heights, Julago, Julatten, Julia Creek, Kaban, Kairi, Kalkadoon, Kalunga, Karumba, Kennedy, Koah, Kuranda, Kureen, Kurrimine Beach, Kynuna, Lake Barrine, Lake Eacham, Lannercost, Lanskey, Lissner, Little Mulgrave, Llanarth, Long Pocket, Lower Cowley, Lower Tully, Lucinda, Maadi, Maalan, Macknade, Majors Creek, Malanda, Mareeba, Maria Creeks, Martyville, Maxwelton, Mccutcheon, Mckinlay, Mena Creek, Menzies, Mica Creek, Midgenoo, Midgeree Bar, Mighell, Miles End, Millaa Millaa, Millaroo, Millchester, Millstream, Minbun, Mingela, Mission Beach, Moresby, Mornington, Mornington Island, Mosman Park, Mount Carbine, Mount Elliot, Mount Fox, Mount Garnet, Mount Isa, Mount Isa City, Mount Molloy, Mount Peter, Mount Stuart, Mount Surprise, Mourilyan, Mourilyan Harbour, Mulgrave, Mundoo, Murray Upper, Murrigal, Mutarnee, Mutchilba, Muttaburra, Nelia, Nerada, New Harbourline, No 4 Branch, No 5 Branch, No 6 Branch, Nome, Nonda, Normanton, North Johnstone, Oak Valley, O'Briens Hill, Oorindi, Packers Camp, Paddys Green, Paluma, Parkside, Peacock Siding, Peeramon, Pentland, Petford, Pin Gin Hill, Pinnacles, Pioneer, Portsmith, Prairie, Queenton, Ravenshoe, Ravenswood, Reid River, Richmond, Richmond Hill, Rollingstone, Roseneath, Rungoo, Ryan, Sandy Pocket, Seventy Mile, Shell Pocket, Silkwood, Silky Oak, Soldiers Hill, Southedge, Southern Cross, South Innisfail, South Johnstone, South Mission Beach, Spreadborough, Stamford, Stockton, Stoters Hill, Stuart, Sundown, Sunset, Swans Lagoon, Tarzali, Taylors Beach, The Cape, The Gap, The Monument, Tinaroo, Tolga, Toll, Toobanna, Toomulla, Toonpan, Topaz, Torrens Creek, Towers Hill, Townview, Trebonne, Tully, Tully Heads, Tumoulin, Upper Barron, Upper Daradgee, Upper Haughton, Upper Stone, Utchee Creek, Valley Of Lagoons, Vasa Views, Victoria Plantation, Walkamin, Walter Lever Estate, Wangan, Warrubullen, Watsonville, Waugh Pocket, Webb, Winston, Wondecla, Wongabel, Wongaling Beach, Woodstock, Woopen Creek, Wrights Creek, Yarrabah, Yungaburra and Yuruga.