Chambers Flat Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Chambers Flat (4133) is a suburb of Brisbane, Southern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 30 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Chambers Flat is in the federal electorate of Forde.

In the 2011 census the population of Chambers Flat was 2,464 and is comprised of approximately 50.2% females and 49.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Chambers Flat is 42 years of age.

75.3% of people living in the suburb of Chambers Flat were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.0% England, 4.3% New Zealand, 1.2% Laos, 1.1% Taiwan, 1.0% Vietnam, 0.9% Germany, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.5% China , 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% Cambodia, 0.4% France, 0.4% Thailand, 0.3% Hungary.

87.0% of people living in Chambers Flat speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.1% Other, 2.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.4% Vietnamese, 1.3% Mandarin, 0.7% Khmer, 0.6% Dutch, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% German, 0.2% Italian.

The religious makeup of Chambers Flat is 22.3% No religion, 21.9% Catholic, 21.3% Anglican, 6.2% Uniting Church, 5.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.5% Christian, nfd, 3.2% Buddhism, 2.8% Lutheran, 2.4% Baptist.

53.5% of people are married, 30.0% have never married and 9.0% are divorced and 4.3% are separated. There are 65 widowed people living in Chambers Flat.

59.0% of the people living in Chambers Flat over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.9% are working on a part time basis. Chambers Flat has an unemployment rate of 5.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Chambers Flat are 19.1% Technicians & trades workers, 15.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.5% Labourers, 11.7% Managers, 11.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.5% Professionals, 10.0% Sales workers, 6.4% Community & personal service workers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Chambers Flat work in are 14.7% Construction, 13.3% Manufacturing, 10.4% Retail trade, 8.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.9% Health care and social assistance, 6.3% Education and training, 5.9% Wholesale trade, 4.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.4% Public administration and safety.

31.9% of homes are fully owned, and 44.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 21.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $553 per week and the median household income is $1237 per week.

The median rent in Chambers Flat is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Chambers Flat postcode 4133