Coorparoo Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Coorparoo (4151) is a suburb of Brisbane, Eastern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 4 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Coorparoo is in the federal electorate of Griffith.

In the 2011 census the population of Coorparoo was 14,944 and is comprised of approximately 50.8% females and 49.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Coorparoo is 33 years of age.

71.4% of people living in the suburb of Coorparoo were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.6% New Zealand, 3.0% England, 2.9% India, 0.7% Philippines, 0.6% China , 0.6% Malaysia, 0.5% Bosnia and Herzegovina, 0.5% South Africa, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% Sri Lanka, 0.4% Iran, 0.4% Germany, 0.4% Japan.

80.2% of people living in Coorparoo speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.5% Other, 1.1% Other, 1.0% Spanish, 1.0% Greek, 0.9% Mandarin, 0.8% Hindi, 0.7% Italian, 0.6% Punjabi.

The religious makeup of Coorparoo is 30.3% Catholic, 22.8% No religion, 14.9% Anglican, 7.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.7% Uniting Church, 2.8% Eastern Orthodox, 2.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Hinduism, 1.7% Buddhism, 1.6% Islam.

38.8% of people are married, 46.1% have never married and 8.5% are divorced and 2.4% are separated. There are 518 widowed people living in Coorparoo.

65.2% of the people living in Coorparoo over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.4% are working on a part time basis. Coorparoo has an unemployment rate of 4.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Coorparoo are 35.0% Professionals, 16.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.3% Managers, 9.3% Technicians & trades workers, 8.6% Community & personal service workers, 8.0% Sales workers, 5.5% Labourers, 3.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Coorparoo work in are 14.8% Health care and social assistance, 12.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.9% Education and training, 8.2% Public administration and safety, 7.9% Retail trade, 6.6% Construction, 6.3% Accommodation and food services, 5.2% Financial and insurance services, 4.9% Manufacturing.

23.1% of homes are fully owned, and 29.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 45.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $835 per week and the median household income is $1523 per week.

The median rent in Coorparoo is $330 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2152 per month.

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