Kangaroo Point Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Kangaroo Point (4169) is a suburb of Brisbane, Eastern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 1 km from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Kangaroo Point is in the federal electorate of Griffith.

In the 2011 census the population of Kangaroo Point was 7,000 and is comprised of approximately 48.3% females and 51.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Kangaroo Point is 35 years of age.

53.1% of people living in the suburb of Kangaroo Point were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.1% New Zealand, 4.4% England, 1.6% India, 1.6% Ireland, 1.2% Taiwan, 1.1% Scotland, 1.1% United States of America, 0.9% Nepal, 0.9% China , 0.9% Colombia, 0.9% Korea, Republic of , 0.8% South Africa, 0.7% Philippines, 0.7% Germany.

69.5% of people living in Kangaroo Point speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 11.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.3% Other, 1.9% Mandarin, 1.8% Spanish, 1.3% Other, 1.0% Cantonese, 0.9% Italian, 0.8% Korean, 0.8% French.

The religious makeup of Kangaroo Point is 24.9% No religion, 24.6% Catholic, 14.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 13.5% Anglican, 3.5% Uniting Church, 2.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Buddhism, 2.3% Eastern Orthodox, 1.8% Islam, 1.8% Hinduism.

30.9% of people are married, 51.2% have never married and 10.2% are divorced and 3.5% are separated. There are 283 widowed people living in Kangaroo Point.

67.2% of the people living in Kangaroo Point over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 23.1% are working on a part time basis. Kangaroo Point has an unemployment rate of 5.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Kangaroo Point are 34.4% Professionals, 16.2% Managers, 14.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.9% Sales workers, 8.4% Technicians & trades workers, 8.1% Community & personal service workers, 5.9% Labourers, 2.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Kangaroo Point work in are 14.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 11.5% Health care and social assistance, 8.8% Accommodation and food services, 7.2% Retail trade, 6.9% Education and training, 6.5% Construction, 6.3% Public administration and safety, 5.4% Financial and insurance services, 5.2% Manufacturing.

18.7% of homes are fully owned, and 18.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 59.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $910 per week and the median household income is $1679 per week.

The median rent in Kangaroo Point is $400 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

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