Eight Mile Plains Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Eight Mile Plains (4113) is a suburb of Brisbane, Southern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 13 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Eight Mile Plains is in the federal electorates of Bonner, Moreton.

In the 2011 census the population of Eight Mile Plains was 13,379 and is comprised of approximately 50.3% females and 49.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Eight Mile Plains is 32 years of age.

48.0% of people living in the suburb of Eight Mile Plains were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.5% China , 5.9% Korea, Republic of , 4.3% Taiwan, 4.1% New Zealand, 3.7% India, 2.3% England, 2.2% Hong Kong , 1.9% Malaysia, 1.5% Vietnam, 1.4% South Africa, 1.1% Fiji, 1.0% Papua New Guinea, 0.9% Indonesia, 0.7% Philippines.

52.0% of people living in Eight Mile Plains speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 11.9% Mandarin, 6.6% Korean, 6.5% Cantonese, 3.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.5% Other, 1.6% Punjabi, 1.6% Greek, 1.6% Vietnamese, 1.4% Other.

The religious makeup of Eight Mile Plains is 22.2% No religion, 19.6% Catholic, 9.1% Anglican, 6.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.5% Buddhism, 4.8% Uniting Church, 3.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.6% Christian, nfd, 3.5% Islam, 3.5% Eastern Orthodox.

51.6% of people are married, 37.0% have never married and 5.9% are divorced and 1.8% are separated. There are 404 widowed people living in Eight Mile Plains.

58.4% of the people living in Eight Mile Plains over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.8% are working on a part time basis. Eight Mile Plains has an unemployment rate of 6.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Eight Mile Plains are 26.8% Professionals, 16.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.3% Technicians & trades workers, 11.6% Managers, 9.4% Sales workers, 8.7% Labourers, 8.0% Community & personal service workers, 4.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Eight Mile Plains work in are 12.3% Health care and social assistance, 10.2% Retail trade, 9.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.6% Accommodation and food services, 8.1% Education and training, 8.0% Manufacturing, 6.8% Construction, 6.5% Public administration and safety, 5.1% Transport, postal and warehousing.

32.1% of homes are fully owned, and 33.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 32.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $575 per week and the median household income is $1471 per week.

The median rent in Eight Mile Plains is $385 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Eight Mile Plains postcode 4113