Tingalpa Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Tingalpa (4173) is a suburb of Brisbane, Eastern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 10 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Tingalpa is in the federal electorate of Bonner.

In the 2011 census the population of Tingalpa was 8,539 and is comprised of approximately 50.5% females and 49.5% males.

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

72.1% of people living in the suburb of Tingalpa were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.9% New Zealand, 3.8% England, 1.4% Philippines, 0.9% Fiji, 0.8% India, 0.8% South Africa, 0.6% Sri Lanka, 0.5% China , 0.4% Germany, 0.4% Vietnam, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Italy, 0.3% Greece.

84.5% of people living in Tingalpa speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.9% Other, 1.1% Hindi, 0.9% Greek, 0.7% Tagalog, 0.7% Cantonese, 0.6% Spanish, 0.6% Sinhalese, 0.5% Vietnamese.

The religious makeup of Tingalpa is 28.0% Catholic, 19.3% No religion, 18.8% Anglican, 7.3% Uniting Church, 7.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.6% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Eastern Orthodox, 1.7% Buddhism, 1.6% Hinduism.

47.7% of people are married, 34.9% have never married and 10.7% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 229 widowed people living in Tingalpa.

65.8% of the people living in Tingalpa over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 24.3% are working on a part time basis. Tingalpa has an unemployment rate of 4.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Tingalpa are 18.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 18.4% Professionals, 14.8% Technicians & trades workers, 10.8% Labourers, 10.4% Managers, 8.9% Sales workers, 8.3% Community & personal service workers, 7.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Tingalpa work in are 12.2% Manufacturing, 11.1% Health care and social assistance, 10.0% Retail trade, 8.1% Construction, 7.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.1% Public administration and safety, 7.0% Education and training, 5.0% Wholesale trade.

26.5% of homes are fully owned, and 44.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 26.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $720 per week and the median household income is $1474 per week.

The median rent in Tingalpa is $360 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Tingalpa postcode 4173