Charlwood Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Charlwood (4309) is a suburb of Brisbane, Ipswich, Queensland. It is about 74 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Charlwood is in the federal electorate of Wright.

In the 2011 census the population of Charlwood was 415 and is comprised of approximately 46.3% females and 53.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Charlwood is 49 years of age.

88.2% of people living in the suburb of Charlwood were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.6% England, 1.7% Ireland, 1.4% United States of America.

93.7% of people living in Charlwood speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Other.

The religious makeup of Charlwood is 17.3% No religion, 15.4% Lutheran, 14.4% Anglican, 13.9% Catholic, 9.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.5% Uniting Church, 5.5% Baptist, 3.8% Salvation Army, 3.8% Christian, nfd, 3.4% Churches of Christ.

64.3% of people are married, 24.9% have never married and 5.4% are divorced and 1.7% are separated. There are 13 widowed people living in Charlwood.

59.8% of the people living in Charlwood over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.0% are working on a part time basis. Charlwood has an unemployment rate of 4.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Charlwood are 29.4% Managers, 14.7% Technicians & trades workers, 12.7% Labourers, 9.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.8% Professionals, 8.3% Community & personal service workers, 5.9% Sales workers, 1.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Charlwood work in are 22.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 13.9% Health care and social assistance, 12.4% Construction, 9.5% Retail trade, 7.5% Education and training, 7.0% Wholesale trade, 6.0% Manufacturing, 4.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.0% Accommodation and food services.

52.5% of homes are fully owned, and 30.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 13.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $467 per week and the median household income is $805 per week.

The median rent in Charlwood is $150 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1300 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Charlwood postcode 4309