Hawthorne Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Hawthorne (4171) is a suburb of Brisbane, Eastern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 3 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Hawthorne is in the federal electorate of Griffith.

In the 2011 census the population of Hawthorne was 4,775 and is comprised of approximately 50.5% females and 49.5% males.

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

71.3% of people living in the suburb of Hawthorne were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.1% England, 3.9% New Zealand, 1.0% United States of America, 0.9% Scotland, 0.8% South Africa, 0.6% Ireland, 0.5% Canada, 0.5% Papua New Guinea, 0.4% India, 0.4% Italy, 0.4% China , 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Colombia.

85.5% of people living in Hawthorne speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Spanish, 0.8% Other, 0.6% Greek, 0.6% French, 0.4% Italian, 0.4% Japanese, 0.4% Mandarin, 0.3% Vietnamese.

The religious makeup of Hawthorne is 31.0% Catholic, 24.0% No religion, 17.2% Anglican, 10.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.9% Uniting Church, 2.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.5% Eastern Orthodox, 1.3% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Lutheran, 0.9% Other religious affiliation .

45.4% of people are married, 42.2% have never married and 7.8% are divorced and 2.1% are separated. There are 95 widowed people living in Hawthorne.

66.8% of the people living in Hawthorne over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.1% are working on a part time basis. Hawthorne has an unemployment rate of 4.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Hawthorne are 35.4% Professionals, 17.6% Managers, 15.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.0% Technicians & trades workers, 8.2% Sales workers, 7.4% Community & personal service workers, 3.6% Labourers, 2.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Hawthorne work in are 15.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 11.8% Health care and social assistance, 9.0% Education and training, 8.9% Construction, 7.3% Retail trade, 6.3% Public administration and safety, 5.4% Financial and insurance services, 5.3% Accommodation and food services, 4.8% Manufacturing.

23.7% of homes are fully owned, and 33.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 40.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $970 per week and the median household income is $2101 per week.

The median rent in Hawthorne is $380 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Hawthorne postcode 4171