Bellmere Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Bellmere (4510) is a suburb of Brisbane, Outer Northern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 43 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Bellmere is in the federal electorate of Longman.

In the 2011 census the population of Bellmere was 5,540 and is comprised of approximately 51.8% females and 48.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bellmere is 30 years of age.

76.5% of people living in the suburb of Bellmere were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.6% New Zealand, 4.5% England, 0.8% Philippines, 0.6% Korea, Republic of , 0.5% Scotland, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% Papua New Guinea, 0.3% Fiji, 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% Germany, 0.2% India, 0.2% Samoa, 0.2% Ireland.

89.3% of people living in Bellmere speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.0% Other, 0.7% Samoan, 0.7% Korean, 0.4% Arabic, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.3% Filipino , 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Hindi.

The religious makeup of Bellmere is 26.6% No religion, 19.9% Anglican, 19.1% Catholic, 9.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.9% Uniting Church, 3.5% Christian, nfd, 2.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Lutheran, 2.1% Baptist, 1.5% Pentecostal.

46.0% of people are married, 37.6% have never married and 8.9% are divorced and 4.4% are separated. There are 130 widowed people living in Bellmere.

56.9% of the people living in Bellmere over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.2% are working on a part time basis. Bellmere has an unemployment rate of 8.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Bellmere are 17.0% Technicians & trades workers, 14.7% Labourers, 13.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.5% Community & personal service workers, 11.8% Professionals, 10.3% Sales workers, 9.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.5% Managers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bellmere work in are 13.7% Health care and social assistance, 11.3% Retail trade, 11.0% Construction, 9.8% Manufacturing, 6.5% Education and training, 6.4% Accommodation and food services, 5.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.6% Public administration and safety, 4.8% Other services.

22.3% of homes are fully owned, and 33.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 42.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $555 per week and the median household income is $1204 per week.

The median rent in Bellmere is $325 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Bellmere postcode 4510