Marburg Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Marburg (4346) is a suburb of Brisbane, Ipswich, Queensland. It is about 44 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Marburg is in the federal electorate of Blair.

In the 2011 census the population of Marburg was 567 and is comprised of approximately 48.1% females and 51.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Marburg is 37 years of age.

86.3% of people living in the suburb of Marburg were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.7% New Zealand, 1.8% England, 0.9% Canada, 0.9% Russian Federation, 0.7% Germany, 0.7% Scotland.

93.8% of people living in Marburg speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Russian.

The religious makeup of Marburg is 21.3% Catholic, 19.2% No religion, 16.7% Anglican, 13.5% Lutheran, 8.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.4% Uniting Church, 3.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.6% Christian, nfd, 2.5% Baptist, 2.3% Other Christian.

49.1% of people are married, 29.4% have never married and 11.6% are divorced and 5.9% are separated. There are 18 widowed people living in Marburg.

67.1% of the people living in Marburg over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.7% are working on a part time basis. Marburg has an unemployment rate of 3.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Marburg are 17.0% Technicians & trades workers, 14.4% Labourers, 13.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 12.5% Community & personal service workers, 12.2% Professionals, 11.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.6% Managers, 8.1% Sales workers, 1.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Marburg work in are 16.5% Manufacturing, 11.4% Health care and social assistance, 11.4% Transport, postal and warehousing, 11.0% Public administration and safety, 8.4% Education and training, 8.1% Retail trade, 5.9% Construction, 4.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.4% Wholesale trade.

34.1% of homes are fully owned, and 41.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $628 per week and the median household income is $1022 per week.

The median rent in Marburg is $170 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1322 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Marburg postcode 4346