Wynnum West Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Wynnum West (4178) is a suburb of Brisbane, Eastern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 13 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Wynnum West is in the federal electorate of Bonner.

In the 2011 census the population of Wynnum West was 11,745 and is comprised of approximately 51.4% females and 48.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Wynnum West is 38 years of age.

72.0% of people living in the suburb of Wynnum West were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.4% New Zealand, 4.5% England, 1.6% Philippines, 1.1% South Africa, 0.7% Scotland, 0.7% Fiji, 0.6% India, 0.6% China , 0.4% Sri Lanka, 0.4% Germany, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Papua New Guinea, 0.2% Vietnam, 0.2% Wales.

87.0% of people living in Wynnum West speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.9% Other, 0.7% Mandarin, 0.6% Tagalog, 0.6% Filipino , 0.6% Spanish, 0.5% Hindi, 0.4% Cantonese, 0.4% Greek.

The religious makeup of Wynnum West is 23.4% Catholic, 22.3% No religion, 20.1% Anglican, 7.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.2% Uniting Church, 3.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.1% Baptist, 2.7% Christian, nfd, 1.3% Buddhism, 1.2% Pentecostal.

45.4% of people are married, 32.8% have never married and 10.9% are divorced and 3.4% are separated. There are 697 widowed people living in Wynnum West.

62.5% of the people living in Wynnum West over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.9% are working on a part time basis. Wynnum West has an unemployment rate of 5.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Wynnum West are 17.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 16.0% Professionals, 14.4% Technicians & trades workers, 11.6% Labourers, 10.4% Community & personal service workers, 10.1% Managers, 9.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.6% Sales workers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Wynnum West work in are 13.3% Manufacturing, 12.1% Health care and social assistance, 9.9% Retail trade, 8.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 8.6% Construction, 6.2% Public administration and safety, 5.9% Education and training, 5.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.2% Accommodation and food services.

28.3% of homes are fully owned, and 34.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 34.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $606 per week and the median household income is $1267 per week.

The median rent in Wynnum West is $355 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Wynnum West postcode 4178