Bunya Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Bunya (4055) is a suburb of Brisbane, Outer Northern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 14 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Bunya is in the federal electorate of Dickson.

In the 2011 census the population of Bunya was 1,787 and is comprised of approximately 49.7% females and 50.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bunya is 41 years of age.

81.5% of people living in the suburb of Bunya were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.7% England, 2.0% New Zealand, 1.4% South Africa, 0.6% Canada, 0.5% Papua New Guinea, 0.5% United States of America, 0.5% India, 0.4% Switzerland, 0.4% Italy, 0.4% Fiji, 0.3% Slovakia, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% France, 0.3% Ireland.

93.7% of people living in Bunya speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% German, 0.4% Other, 0.3% French, 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% Polish, 0.2% Khmer.

The religious makeup of Bunya is 27.5% Catholic, 22.7% Anglican, 17.1% No religion, 7.0% Uniting Church, 5.7% Baptist, 5.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.8% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Lutheran, 1.2% Churches of Christ.

68.0% of people are married, 26.0% have never married and 2.8% are divorced and 1.5% are separated. There are 24 widowed people living in Bunya.

54.9% of the people living in Bunya over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 36.4% are working on a part time basis. Bunya has an unemployment rate of 3.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Bunya are 28.8% Professionals, 18.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.2% Managers, 13.2% Technicians & trades workers, 10.7% Sales workers, 7.3% Community & personal service workers, 3.9% Labourers, 3.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 0.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bunya work in are 13.3% Health care and social assistance, 11.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 11.6% Construction, 10.3% Education and training, 9.7% Retail trade, 8.2% Public administration and safety, 5.0% Manufacturing, 4.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.5% Accommodation and food services.

41.1% of homes are fully owned, and 54.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 2.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $773 per week and the median household income is $2507 per week.

The median rent in Bunya is $308 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

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