Acacia Ridge Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Acacia Ridge (4110) is a suburb of Brisbane, Southern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 16 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Acacia Ridge is in the federal electorate of Moreton.

In the 2011 census the population of Acacia Ridge was 6,945 and is comprised of approximately 50.1% females and 49.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Acacia Ridge is 34 years of age.

61.5% of people living in the suburb of Acacia Ridge were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.7% New Zealand, 2.9% England, 1.9% India, 1.5% Philippines, 1.2% Vietnam, 1.1% Sudan, 1.1% Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1.0% Fiji, 0.7% Scotland, 0.7% Samoa, 0.7% Liberia, 0.6% Somalia, 0.6% China , 0.6% Iraq.

67.8% of people living in Acacia Ridge speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.2% Other, 6.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.0% Arabic, 2.0% Vietnamese, 1.5% Spanish, 1.3% Samoan, 1.0% Cantonese, 0.9% Punjabi, 0.8% Tagalog.

The religious makeup of Acacia Ridge is 24.7% Catholic, 18.6% No religion, 13.0% Anglican, 10.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.5% Islam, 5.0% Uniting Church, 3.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.8% Christian, nfd, 2.5% Pentecostal, 2.1% Baptist.

39.7% of people are married, 39.4% have never married and 10.3% are divorced and 4.2% are separated. There are 352 widowed people living in Acacia Ridge.

58.7% of the people living in Acacia Ridge over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.8% are working on a part time basis. Acacia Ridge has an unemployment rate of 9.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Acacia Ridge are 15.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.7% Labourers, 15.6% Technicians & trades workers, 13.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.9% Professionals, 9.3% Community & personal service workers, 8.8% Sales workers, 6.9% Managers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Acacia Ridge work in are 15.1% Manufacturing, 11.8% Health care and social assistance, 9.4% Transport, postal and warehousing, 9.3% Retail trade, 7.9% Construction, 6.6% Accommodation and food services, 6.2% Education and training, 5.7% Wholesale trade, 5.3% Public administration and safety.

23.0% of homes are fully owned, and 29.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 43.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $442 per week and the median household income is $966 per week.

The median rent in Acacia Ridge is $280 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1613 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Acacia Ridge postcode 4110