Queanbeyan West Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Queanbeyan West (2620) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Murray & Riverina, New South Wales. It is about 247 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Queanbeyan West is in the federal electorate of Eden-Monaro.

In the 2011 census the population of Queanbeyan West was 3,157 and is comprised of approximately 51.5% females and 48.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Queanbeyan West is 34 years of age.

77.5% of people living in the suburb of Queanbeyan West were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.4% England, 1.6% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 1.5% New Zealand, 1.0% Philippines, 0.9% India, 0.8% Italy, 0.6% Croatia, 0.6% Germany, 0.5% Fiji, 0.4% China , 0.4% South Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.4% United States of America, 0.3% Greece, 0.3% South Africa.

82.7% of people living in Queanbeyan West speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.9% Macedonian, 1.3% Other, 1.2% Italian, 1.1% Croatian, 0.7% Serbian, 0.5% Filipino , 0.4% Thai, 0.4% Polish.

The religious makeup of Queanbeyan West is 32.6% Catholic, 22.6% Anglican, 18.3% No religion, 7.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.1% Eastern Orthodox, 2.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Uniting Church, 1.5% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.0% Hinduism.

44.6% of people are married, 39.3% have never married and 9.1% are divorced and 3.7% are separated. There are 85 widowed people living in Queanbeyan West.

69.3% of the people living in Queanbeyan West over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 21.3% are working on a part time basis. Queanbeyan West has an unemployment rate of 3.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Queanbeyan West are 20.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 16.0% Professionals, 15.7% Technicians & trades workers, 12.5% Managers, 10.0% Community & personal service workers, 8.7% Labourers, 7.9% Sales workers, 5.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Queanbeyan West work in are 26.0% Public administration and safety, 10.3% Retail trade, 10.3% Construction, 8.0% Health care and social assistance, 6.3% Manufacturing, 4.8% Education and training, 4.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.4% Other services, 4.1% Transport, postal and warehousing.

25.8% of homes are fully owned, and 38.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 32.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $784 per week and the median household income is $1614 per week.

The median rent in Queanbeyan West is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2058 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Queanbeyan West postcode 2620

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