Highgate Hill Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Highgate Hill (4101) is a suburb of Brisbane, Southern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 2 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Highgate Hill is in the federal electorate of Griffith.

In the 2011 census the population of Highgate Hill was 5,824 and is comprised of approximately 48.7% females and 51.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Highgate Hill is 34 years of age.

59.2% of people living in the suburb of Highgate Hill were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.9% England, 3.8% Greece, 3.0% New Zealand, 1.8% China , 1.7% India, 1.3% Vietnam, 1.0% Sri Lanka, 0.9% United States of America, 0.9% Germany, 0.8% Taiwan, 0.7% Canada, 0.6% Scotland, 0.6% Japan, 0.6% Malaysia.

66.3% of people living in Highgate Hill speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.0% Greek, 6.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.5% Mandarin, 1.9% Other, 1.6% Vietnamese, 1.6% Spanish, 1.0% French, 1.0% German, 0.9% Italian.

The religious makeup of Highgate Hill is 35.9% No religion, 15.3% Catholic, 10.3% Eastern Orthodox, 10.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.2% Anglican, 5.0% Buddhism, 2.1% Uniting Church, 2.1% Other religious affiliation , 1.8% Christian, nfd, 1.6% Presbyterian and Reformed.

29.7% of people are married, 55.7% have never married and 8.4% are divorced and 2.3% are separated. There are 205 widowed people living in Highgate Hill.

58.3% of the people living in Highgate Hill over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.2% are working on a part time basis. Highgate Hill has an unemployment rate of 7.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Highgate Hill are 38.5% Professionals, 13.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.4% Managers, 9.9% Community & personal service workers, 8.5% Sales workers, 8.2% Technicians & trades workers, 5.7% Labourers, 2.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Highgate Hill work in are 15.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 13.1% Education and training, 12.7% Health care and social assistance, 9.2% Accommodation and food services, 8.2% Public administration and safety, 7.9% Retail trade, 4.5% Construction, 3.6% Manufacturing, 3.4% Administrative and support services.

20.4% of homes are fully owned, and 20.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 55.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $677 per week and the median household income is $1380 per week.

The median rent in Highgate Hill is $330 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Highgate Hill postcode 4101