Mitchelton Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Mitchelton (4053) is a suburb of Brisbane, Outer Northern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 8 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Mitchelton is in the federal electorate of Ryan.

In the 2011 census the population of Mitchelton was 8,012 and is comprised of approximately 52.8% females and 47.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Mitchelton is 35 years of age.

79.8% of people living in the suburb of Mitchelton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.6% England, 2.6% New Zealand, 0.8% United States of America, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% India, 0.6% South Africa, 0.5% Canada, 0.4% Philippines, 0.3% China , 0.3% Germany, 0.3% Papua New Guinea, 0.3% Italy, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.2% Poland.

89.8% of people living in Mitchelton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.3% Other, 0.6% Italian, 0.5% Mandarin, 0.4% Other, 0.4% Japanese, 0.4% Spanish, 0.3% German, 0.3% Vietnamese.

The religious makeup of Mitchelton is 29.4% Catholic, 24.1% No religion, 15.8% Anglican, 8.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.5% Uniting Church, 4.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Baptist, 2.3% Christian, nfd, 1.2% Lutheran, 1.1% Pentecostal.

47.2% of people are married, 34.3% have never married and 8.4% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 465 widowed people living in Mitchelton.

62.9% of the people living in Mitchelton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.4% are working on a part time basis. Mitchelton has an unemployment rate of 3.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Mitchelton are 29.6% Professionals, 17.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.3% Managers, 11.9% Community & personal service workers, 11.7% Technicians & trades workers, 8.0% Sales workers, 4.6% Labourers, 3.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Mitchelton work in are 16.6% Public administration and safety, 13.0% Health care and social assistance, 11.0% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.3% Education and training, 8.1% Retail trade, 6.9% Construction, 5.0% Accommodation and food services, 4.1% Financial and insurance services, 4.0% Manufacturing.

29.0% of homes are fully owned, and 35.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 32.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $732 per week and the median household income is $1578 per week.

The median rent in Mitchelton is $315 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2212 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Mitchelton postcode 4053