Beachmere Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Beachmere (4510) is a suburb of Brisbane, Outer Northern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 38 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Beachmere is in the federal electorate of Longman.

In the 2011 census the population of Beachmere was 3,888 and is comprised of approximately 50.9% females and 49.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Beachmere is 44 years of age.

78.8% of people living in the suburb of Beachmere were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.4% England, 3.5% New Zealand, 0.9% Scotland, 0.6% Germany, 0.6% Philippines, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Papua New Guinea, 0.3% Malaysia, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Poland, 0.2% United States of America.

93.2% of people living in Beachmere speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% Other, 0.4% German, 0.3% French, 0.2% Hungarian, 0.2% Tagalog, 0.2% Serbian, 0.2% Dutch, 0.1% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Beachmere is 25.2% No religion, 22.1% Anglican, 20.3% Catholic, 8.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.3% Uniting Church, 3.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 1.6% Lutheran, 1.5% Baptist, 1.1% Other religious affiliation .

47.7% of people are married, 27.5% have never married and 12.8% are divorced and 5.8% are separated. There are 199 widowed people living in Beachmere.

54.2% of the people living in Beachmere over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.8% are working on a part time basis. Beachmere has an unemployment rate of 9.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Beachmere are 16.7% Technicians & trades workers, 13.6% Labourers, 13.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.7% Sales workers, 11.6% Professionals, 11.0% Community & personal service workers, 10.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.7% Managers, 2.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Beachmere work in are 13.2% Health care and social assistance, 12.5% Construction, 12.4% Manufacturing, 11.9% Retail trade, 7.0% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.3% Accommodation and food services, 5.3% Education and training, 5.1% Wholesale trade, 4.2% Public administration and safety.

33.7% of homes are fully owned, and 27.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 34.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $428 per week and the median household income is $852 per week.

The median rent in Beachmere is $280 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1765 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Beachmere postcode 4510