Arana Hills Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Arana Hills (4054) is a suburb of Brisbane, Outer Northern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 10 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Arana Hills is in the federal electorate of Dickson.

In the 2011 census the population of Arana Hills was 6,313 and is comprised of approximately 51.0% females and 49.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Arana Hills is 35 years of age.

82.5% of people living in the suburb of Arana Hills were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.5% England, 3.2% New Zealand, 0.9% South Africa, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% Papua New Guinea, 0.4% Fiji, 0.3% Malaysia, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% Italy, 0.3% Philippines.

92.7% of people living in Arana Hills speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.0% Other, 0.5% Italian, 0.5% Cantonese, 0.4% Hindi, 0.3% French, 0.3% Mandarin, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% German.

The religious makeup of Arana Hills is 27.6% Catholic, 22.9% No religion, 18.1% Anglican, 7.8% Uniting Church, 5.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.4% Christian, nfd, 3.1% Baptist, 1.6% Pentecostal, 1.5% Lutheran.

53.7% of people are married, 31.3% have never married and 8.5% are divorced and 3.1% are separated. There are 166 widowed people living in Arana Hills.

62.5% of the people living in Arana Hills over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.8% are working on a part time basis. Arana Hills has an unemployment rate of 4.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Arana Hills are 24.9% Professionals, 19.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.7% Technicians & trades workers, 10.3% Managers, 9.8% Community & personal service workers, 9.0% Sales workers, 6.4% Labourers, 3.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Arana Hills work in are 13.3% Health care and social assistance, 12.2% Public administration and safety, 9.9% Education and training, 9.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.5% Construction, 8.5% Retail trade, 6.0% Manufacturing, 5.3% Accommodation and food services, 4.3% Transport, postal and warehousing.

30.3% of homes are fully owned, and 48.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 19.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $762 per week and the median household income is $1693 per week.

The median rent in Arana Hills is $355 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

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