East Brisbane Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

East Brisbane (4169) is a suburb of Brisbane, Eastern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 2 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. East Brisbane is in the federal electorate of Griffith.

In the 2011 census the population of East Brisbane was 5,598 and is comprised of approximately 45.1% females and 54.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of East Brisbane is 31 years of age.

61.3% of people living in the suburb of East Brisbane were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.4% New Zealand, 3.1% England, 2.1% India, 1.4% Korea, Republic of , 0.9% Ireland, 0.9% Nepal, 0.8% China , 0.7% United States of America, 0.7% Vietnam, 0.7% South Africa, 0.6% Italy, 0.6% Philippines, 0.6% Brazil, 0.6% Scotland.

72.5% of people living in East Brisbane speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 10.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.8% Other, 1.4% Mandarin, 1.2% Korean, 1.1% Other, 1.0% Italian, 1.0% Greek, 0.9% Cantonese, 0.8% Punjabi.

The religious makeup of East Brisbane is 26.6% No religion, 23.0% Catholic, 14.9% Anglican, 12.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.8% Uniting Church, 2.3% Eastern Orthodox, 2.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.1% Buddhism, 2.1% Hinduism, 1.8% Islam.

31.8% of people are married, 55.4% have never married and 7.5% are divorced and 2.2% are separated. There are 149 widowed people living in East Brisbane.

62.4% of the people living in East Brisbane over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.3% are working on a part time basis. East Brisbane has an unemployment rate of 5.3%.

The main occupations of people living in East Brisbane are 32.4% Professionals, 15.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.0% Managers, 11.0% Technicians & trades workers, 9.9% Community & personal service workers, 7.6% Sales workers, 5.8% Labourers, 3.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from East Brisbane work in are 14.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 12.3% Health care and social assistance, 9.7% Accommodation and food services, 9.0% Education and training, 7.6% Retail trade, 6.6% Public administration and safety, 5.9% Construction, 5.1% Manufacturing, 4.3% Transport, postal and warehousing.

18.8% of homes are fully owned, and 25.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 52.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $769 per week and the median household income is $1494 per week.

The median rent in East Brisbane is $346 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for East Brisbane postcode 4169