Booval Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Booval (4304) is a suburb of Brisbane, Ipswich, Queensland. It is about 29 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Booval is in the federal electorate of Blair.

In the 2011 census the population of Booval was 2,688 and is comprised of approximately 52.5% females and 47.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Booval is 40 years of age.

79.9% of people living in the suburb of Booval were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.9% New Zealand, 2.8% England, 1.4% India, 1.1% Scotland, 0.9% Philippines, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.4% Papua New Guinea, 0.4% Germany, 0.3% Samoa, 0.3% Italy, 0.2% Malaysia, 0.2% Sri Lanka, 0.2% Thailand, 0.1% Cook Islands.

88.1% of people living in Booval speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Other, 0.9% Samoan, 0.6% Hindi, 0.3% Punjabi, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.2% Mandarin, 0.2% Arabic, 0.2% Thai.

The religious makeup of Booval is 26.2% Catholic, 19.1% No religion, 17.2% Anglican, 10.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.1% Uniting Church, 3.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.7% Baptist, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 2.0% Lutheran, 1.4% Other religious affiliation .

34.8% of people are married, 39.0% have never married and 11.3% are divorced and 4.2% are separated. There are 239 widowed people living in Booval.

55.8% of the people living in Booval over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.2% are working on a part time basis. Booval has an unemployment rate of 9.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Booval are 16.0% Labourers, 15.4% Technicians & trades workers, 14.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.5% Professionals, 12.4% Community & personal service workers, 8.6% Sales workers, 8.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.2% Managers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Booval work in are 14.0% Manufacturing, 13.9% Health care and social assistance, 9.1% Retail trade, 8.8% Public administration and safety, 7.8% Education and training, 7.4% Accommodation and food services, 6.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.3% Construction, 4.8% Administrative and support services.

26.8% of homes are fully owned, and 20.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 47.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $454 per week and the median household income is $777 per week.

The median rent in Booval is $235 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1400 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Booval postcode 4304