Samsonvale Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Samsonvale (4520) is a suburb of Brisbane, Outer Northern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 28 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Samsonvale is in the federal electorate of Dickson.

In the 2011 census the population of Samsonvale was 555 and is comprised of approximately 49.2% females and 50.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Samsonvale is 38 years of age.

84.0% of people living in the suburb of Samsonvale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.1% England, 1.8% New Zealand, 1.3% Papua New Guinea, 0.9% Canada, 0.9% Germany, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.7% South Africa, 0.5% United States of America, 0.5% Scotland.

94.2% of people living in Samsonvale speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% German, 0.5% French, 0.5% Arabic, 0.5% Italian, 0.5% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Samsonvale is 25.4% No religion, 23.6% Catholic, 18.5% Anglican, 10.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.2% Uniting Church, 3.2% Other religious affiliation , 2.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.0% Lutheran, 2.0% Baptist, 1.6% Christian, nfd.

67.0% of people are married, 20.8% have never married and 9.9% are divorced and 2.3% are separated. There are 0 widowed people living in Samsonvale.

61.0% of the people living in Samsonvale 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. Samsonvale has an unemployment rate of 4.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Samsonvale are 23.8% Professionals, 19.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 19.6% Technicians & trades workers, 15.8% Managers, 5.7% Labourers, 5.3% Community & personal service workers, 5.3% Sales workers, 3.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Samsonvale work in are 16.1% Construction, 11.2% Health care and social assistance, 10.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.7% Manufacturing, 9.0% Public administration and safety, 8.6% Education and training, 7.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.7% Retail trade, 6.7% Financial and insurance services.

18.5% of homes are fully owned, and 70.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 8.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $803 per week and the median household income is $2319 per week.

The median rent in Samsonvale is $360 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Samsonvale postcode 4520