Newmarket Demographics (QLD) Local Stats
Newmarket (4051) is a suburb of Brisbane, Northern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 4 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Newmarket is in the federal electorate of Brisbane.
In the 2011 census the population of Newmarket was 4,444 and is comprised of approximately 51.8% females and 48.2% males.
The median/average age of the population of Newmarket is 32 years of age.
75.9% of people living in the suburb of Newmarket were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.4% England, 2.6% New Zealand, 1.9% India, 1.2% China , 0.7% Korea, Republic of , 0.7% Philippines, 0.7% Italy, 0.6% United States of America, 0.5% South Africa, 0.5% Hong Kong , 0.4% Iran, 0.4% Nepal, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Malaysia.
85.6% of people living in Newmarket speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Other, 1.2% Other, 1.1% Mandarin, 1.0% Italian, 0.7% Spanish, 0.7% Cantonese, 0.7% Korean, 0.4% Punjabi.
The religious makeup of Newmarket is 30.7% Catholic, 29.4% No religion, 13.2% Anglican, 6.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.2% Uniting Church, 2.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.2% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Hinduism, 1.6% Buddhism, 1.4% Other religious affiliation .
35.5% of people are married, 50.0% have never married and 8.2% are divorced and 2.0% are separated. There are 156 widowed people living in Newmarket.
60.6% of the people living in Newmarket over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.6% are working on a part time basis. Newmarket has an unemployment rate of 5.1%.
The main occupations of people living in Newmarket are 34.9% Professionals, 15.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.4% Managers, 10.2% Community & personal service workers, 9.6% Technicians & trades workers, 8.8% Sales workers, 4.9% Labourers, 2.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.
The main industries people from Newmarket work in are 15.7% Health care and social assistance, 13.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.8% Education and training, 8.6% Public administration and safety, 8.3% Retail trade, 6.4% Accommodation and food services, 6.3% Construction, 4.3% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.1% Administrative and support services.
22.4% of homes are fully owned, and 28.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 45.7% of homes are rented.
The median individual income is $760 per week and the median household income is $1565 per week.
The median rent in Newmarket is $320 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2200 per month.
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