Hamilton Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Hamilton (4007) is a suburb of Brisbane, Eastern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 5 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Hamilton is in the federal electorate of Brisbane.

In the 2011 census the population of Hamilton was 4,721 and is comprised of approximately 50.4% females and 49.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Hamilton is 39 years of age.

70.5% of people living in the suburb of Hamilton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.4% New Zealand, 3.2% England, 1.4% India, 1.1% United States of America, 1.0% Ireland, 0.8% Italy, 0.8% Philippines, 0.7% South Africa, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Japan, 0.6% China , 0.6% Malaysia, 0.5% Hong Kong , 0.5% Papua New Guinea.

83.3% of people living in Hamilton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.3% Italian, 1.2% Mandarin, 1.2% Other, 0.8% Cantonese, 0.7% Greek, 0.6% Japanese, 0.5% Tagalog, 0.5% German.

The religious makeup of Hamilton is 30.9% Catholic, 21.0% Anglican, 20.5% No religion, 9.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.9% Uniting Church, 3.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.6% Eastern Orthodox, 1.4% Buddhism, 1.1% Hinduism.

42.2% of people are married, 40.9% have never married and 9.7% are divorced and 3.0% are separated. There are 173 widowed people living in Hamilton.

67.2% of the people living in Hamilton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 24.9% are working on a part time basis. Hamilton has an unemployment rate of 3.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Hamilton are 29.8% Professionals, 19.6% Managers, 16.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.1% Sales workers, 8.8% Technicians & trades workers, 6.9% Community & personal service workers, 4.9% Labourers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 2.3% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Hamilton work in are 12.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.2% Health care and social assistance, 8.8% Retail trade, 7.8% Accommodation and food services, 7.2% Construction, 5.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.8% Manufacturing, 5.6% Education and training, 5.5% Public administration and safety.

28.3% of homes are fully owned, and 25.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 43.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $948 per week and the median household income is $1894 per week.

The median rent in Hamilton is $350 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2600 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Hamilton postcode 4007