Boonah Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Boonah (4310) is a suburb of Brisbane, Ipswich, Queensland. It is about 68 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Boonah is in the federal electorate of Wright.

In the 2011 census the population of Boonah was 2,520 and is comprised of approximately 51.8% females and 48.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Boonah is 45 years of age.

85.4% of people living in the suburb of Boonah were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.3% England, 1.5% Korea, Republic of , 1.4% New Zealand, 0.6% Scotland, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Namibia, 0.3% Germany, 0.2% Taiwan, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% Sri Lanka, 0.2% Belgium, 0.2% France.

92.8% of people living in Boonah speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Korean, 0.5% Other, 0.4% German, 0.3% Sinhalese, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Maltese, 0.2% Mandarin, 0.2% Other .

The religious makeup of Boonah is 18.1% Catholic, 18.0% No religion, 17.9% Anglican, 14.3% Uniting Church, 8.3% Lutheran, 6.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.5% Christian, nfd, 3.4% Baptist, 1.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Pentecostal.

51.1% of people are married, 24.7% have never married and 9.9% are divorced and 3.0% are separated. There are 231 widowed people living in Boonah.

56.8% of the people living in Boonah over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.7% are working on a part time basis. Boonah has an unemployment rate of 4.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Boonah are 16.2% Labourers, 14.1% Professionals, 14.1% Technicians & trades workers, 14.0% Managers, 12.6% Community & personal service workers, 10.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.4% Sales workers, 8.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 0.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Boonah work in are 12.1% Retail trade, 12.0% Health care and social assistance, 8.6% Construction, 8.6% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 8.4% Education and training, 8.2% Accommodation and food services, 7.3% Manufacturing, 7.0% Public administration and safety, 4.9% Wholesale trade.

40.5% of homes are fully owned, and 27.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $460 per week and the median household income is $790 per week.

The median rent in Boonah is $230 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1400 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Boonah postcode 4310