Wamuran Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Wamuran (4512) is a suburb of Brisbane, Outer Northern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 51 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Wamuran is in the federal electorate of Longman.

In the 2011 census the population of Wamuran was 2,850 and is comprised of approximately 48.6% females and 51.4% males.

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

81.1% of people living in the suburb of Wamuran were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.6% England, 2.5% New Zealand, 1.2% Korea, Republic of , 1.0% South Africa, 0.7% Vietnam, 0.7% Germany, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% Philippines, 0.4% Italy, 0.4% Papua New Guinea, 0.4% Nauru, 0.3% Costa Rica, 0.2% Netherlands, 0.2% Zimbabwe.

91.3% of people living in Wamuran speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% Other, 0.8% Italian, 0.6% Vietnamese, 0.6% German, 0.6% Korean, 0.3% Mandarin, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Japanese.

The religious makeup of Wamuran is 24.6% No religion, 23.1% Anglican, 19.7% Catholic, 8.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.7% Uniting Church, 3.3% Lutheran, 2.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Christian, nfd, 2.4% Baptist, 1.3% Buddhism.

55.6% of people are married, 30.0% have never married and 8.4% are divorced and 3.2% are separated. There are 65 widowed people living in Wamuran.

56.6% of the people living in Wamuran over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.8% are working on a part time basis. Wamuran has an unemployment rate of 4.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Wamuran are 16.4% Managers, 15.9% Technicians & trades workers, 13.8% Labourers, 13.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.1% Professionals, 9.5% Sales workers, 8.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.2% Community & personal service workers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Wamuran work in are 14.3% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 12.9% Construction, 11.4% Retail trade, 9.2% Health care and social assistance, 7.8% Manufacturing, 7.0% Education and training, 6.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.5% Public administration and safety, 4.1% Professional, scientific and technical services.

34.1% of homes are fully owned, and 48.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $560 per week and the median household income is $1451 per week.

The median rent in Wamuran is $280 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2100 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Wamuran postcode 4512