Dunwich Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Dunwich (4183) is a suburb of Brisbane, Eastern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 37 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Dunwich is in the federal electorate of Bowman.

In the 2011 census the population of Dunwich was 883 and is comprised of approximately 48.1% females and 51.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Dunwich is 39 years of age.

86.6% of people living in the suburb of Dunwich were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.1% New Zealand, 2.5% England, 0.8% Burma , 0.8% Germany, 0.7% United States of America.

91.1% of people living in Dunwich speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.9% Other, 0.5% German, 0.3% Indonesian, 0.3% Croatian.

The religious makeup of Dunwich is 27.4% Catholic, 24.1% Anglican, 19.4% No religion, 12.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.1% Uniting Church, 2.9% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Pentecostal, 1.5% Baptist, 1.4% Other religious affiliation , 1.2% Presbyterian and Reformed.

36.6% of people are married, 39.3% have never married and 12.6% are divorced and 5.7% are separated. There are 39 widowed people living in Dunwich.

53.6% of the people living in Dunwich over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.9% are working on a part time basis. Dunwich has an unemployment rate of 7.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Dunwich are 16.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 16.2% Labourers, 13.7% Community & personal service workers, 13.7% Technicians & trades workers, 13.1% Professionals, 10.8% Managers, 8.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.3% Sales workers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Dunwich work in are 22.8% Mining, 15.3% Health care and social assistance, 12.7% Accommodation and food services, 9.5% Retail trade, 8.1% Public administration and safety, 7.5% Education and training, 6.1% Construction, 3.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 3.5% Administrative and support services.

35.1% of homes are fully owned, and 19.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 42.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $452 per week and the median household income is $834 per week.

The median rent in Dunwich is $190 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1800 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Dunwich postcode 4183