Woodend Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Woodend (4305) is a suburb of Brisbane, Ipswich, Queensland. It is about 31 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Woodend is in the federal electorate of Blair.

In the 2011 census the population of Woodend was 1,535 and is comprised of approximately 45.5% females and 54.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Woodend is 31 years of age.

78.3% of people living in the suburb of Woodend were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.1% New Zealand, 2.3% England, 0.9% Taiwan, 0.8% China , 0.7% Philippines, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% Hong Kong , 0.5% Thailand, 0.5% Scotland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Malaysia, 0.4% United States of America, 0.4% Germany, 0.3% India.

86.1% of people living in Woodend speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Mandarin, 0.6% Cantonese, 0.6% Other, 0.5% Korean, 0.4% Japanese, 0.4% Other, 0.2% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.2% Vietnamese.

The religious makeup of Woodend is 27.2% No religion, 27.0% Catholic, 13.9% Anglican, 13.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.9% Uniting Church, 3.3% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Lutheran, 1.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Baptist, 1.4% Other religious affiliation .

40.7% of people are married, 42.5% have never married and 7.6% are divorced and 4.0% are separated. There are 61 widowed people living in Woodend.

59.7% of the people living in Woodend over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.2% are working on a part time basis. Woodend has an unemployment rate of 6.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Woodend are 20.6% Professionals, 14.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.9% Community & personal service workers, 12.1% Labourers, 11.6% Technicians & trades workers, 9.8% Managers, 9.7% Sales workers, 7.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 0.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Woodend work in are 14.5% Health care and social assistance, 11.8% Education and training, 10.7% Public administration and safety, 9.9% Manufacturing, 9.5% Retail trade, 7.9% Construction, 6.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.5% Accommodation and food services.

28.8% of homes are fully owned, and 34.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 32.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $508 per week and the median household income is $1245 per week.

The median rent in Woodend is $260 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1690 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Woodend postcode 4305