Bulimba Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Bulimba (4171) is a suburb of Brisbane, Eastern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 4 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Bulimba is in the federal electorate of Griffith.

In the 2011 census the population of Bulimba was 5,941 and is comprised of approximately 50.2% females and 49.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bulimba is 36 years of age.

69.5% of people living in the suburb of Bulimba were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.6% England, 3.9% New Zealand, 1.3% Scotland, 1.2% United States of America, 1.0% South Africa, 1.0% Ireland, 0.7% Germany, 0.7% Canada, 0.6% India, 0.5% Malaysia, 0.4% Japan, 0.3% Italy, 0.3% Papua New Guinea, 0.3% Brazil.

86.5% of people living in Bulimba speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.6% Other, 0.8% Italian, 0.7% German, 0.6% Spanish, 0.5% Greek, 0.5% Cantonese, 0.5% French, 0.4% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Bulimba is 27.4% Catholic, 24.7% No religion, 20.9% Anglican, 7.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.8% Uniting Church, 2.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Eastern Orthodox, 1.2% Baptist, 1.1% Buddhism, 1.1% Christian, nfd.

46.9% of people are married, 37.6% have never married and 9.1% are divorced and 2.7% are separated. There are 178 widowed people living in Bulimba.

70.5% of the people living in Bulimba over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 21.6% are working on a part time basis. Bulimba has an unemployment rate of 3.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Bulimba are 35.1% Professionals, 20.3% Managers, 15.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.6% Technicians & trades workers, 7.7% Sales workers, 5.9% Community & personal service workers, 3.3% Labourers, 1.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bulimba work in are 15.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.5% Health care and social assistance, 8.1% Construction, 7.5% Public administration and safety, 6.9% Retail trade, 6.5% Education and training, 6.3% Manufacturing, 6.2% Financial and insurance services, 4.9% Accommodation and food services.

21.4% of homes are fully owned, and 34.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 42.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $1054 per week and the median household income is $2410 per week.

The median rent in Bulimba is $420 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2600 per month.

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