Kalbar Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Kalbar (4309) is a suburb of Brisbane, Ipswich, Queensland. It is about 66 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Kalbar is in the federal electorate of Wright.

In the 2011 census the population of Kalbar was 994 and is comprised of approximately 52.5% females and 47.5% males.

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

86.2% of people living in the suburb of Kalbar were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.8% England, 1.8% New Zealand, 0.6% Fiji, 0.6% Canada, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% Belgium, 0.5% India, 0.5% Korea, Republic of , 0.4% Netherlands, 0.3% Germany.

94.2% of people living in Kalbar speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Dutch, 0.4% German, 0.4% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.3% Punjabi, 0.3% Other, 0.3% Croatian, 0.3% French.

The religious makeup of Kalbar is 19.8% Catholic, 17.0% No religion, 14.2% Anglican, 11.8% Uniting Church, 7.7% Baptist, 7.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.3% Salvation Army, 5.3% Lutheran, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 2.2% Pentecostal.

54.6% of people are married, 28.2% have never married and 7.2% are divorced and 1.9% are separated. There are 60 widowed people living in Kalbar.

62.3% of the people living in Kalbar over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.7% are working on a part time basis. Kalbar has an unemployment rate of 4.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Kalbar are 18.5% Labourers, 16.9% Technicians & trades workers, 13.0% Managers, 12.6% Professionals, 11.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.1% Community & personal service workers, 8.9% Sales workers, 8.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Kalbar work in are 16.6% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 12.5% Health care and social assistance, 9.8% Retail trade, 8.6% Education and training, 8.2% Manufacturing, 6.4% Construction, 5.7% Public administration and safety, 5.7% Accommodation and food services, 3.6% Wholesale trade.

42.3% of homes are fully owned, and 34.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 18.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $489 per week and the median household income is $991 per week.

The median rent in Kalbar is $230 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Kalbar postcode 4309