Wishart Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Wishart (4122) is a suburb of Brisbane, Eastern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 12 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Wishart is in the federal electorate of Bonner.

In the 2011 census the population of Wishart was 10,460 and is comprised of approximately 52.4% females and 47.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Wishart is 37 years of age.

67.5% of people living in the suburb of Wishart were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.9% New Zealand, 2.8% England, 1.7% China , 1.5% India, 1.3% South Africa, 1.2% Fiji, 1.1% Hong Kong , 1.1% Korea, Republic of , 1.0% Philippines, 1.0% Vietnam, 0.9% Malaysia, 0.9% Sri Lanka, 0.7% Taiwan, 0.6% Italy.

74.7% of people living in Wishart speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.3% Cantonese, 2.9% Other, 2.2% Greek, 2.2% Mandarin, 1.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.3% Hindi, 1.1% Korean, 1.0% Italian, 0.8% Vietnamese.

The religious makeup of Wishart is 26.5% Catholic, 17.5% No religion, 13.2% Anglican, 6.1% Uniting Church, 4.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.3% Eastern Orthodox, 4.0% Baptist, 3.9% Christian, nfd, 3.8% Pentecostal, 3.1% Presbyterian and Reformed.

55.0% of people are married, 31.1% have never married and 6.5% are divorced and 2.0% are separated. There are 463 widowed people living in Wishart.

60.2% of the people living in Wishart over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.5% are working on a part time basis. Wishart has an unemployment rate of 5.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Wishart are 26.5% Professionals, 18.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.6% Technicians & trades workers, 11.6% Managers, 9.7% Sales workers, 9.0% Community & personal service workers, 7.3% Labourers, 4.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Wishart work in are 13.3% Health care and social assistance, 10.8% Education and training, 9.5% Retail trade, 8.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.5% Public administration and safety, 7.1% Manufacturing, 6.6% Construction, 6.5% Accommodation and food services, 4.5% Financial and insurance services.

37.5% of homes are fully owned, and 36.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $648 per week and the median household income is $1589 per week.

The median rent in Wishart is $375 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Wishart postcode 4122