Macgregor Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Macgregor (4109) is a suburb of Brisbane, Southern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 12 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Macgregor is in the federal electorate of Moreton.

In the 2011 census the population of Macgregor was 5,576 and is comprised of approximately 51.6% females and 48.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Macgregor is 32 years of age.

41.8% of people living in the suburb of Macgregor were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 15.0% China , 6.3% Taiwan, 4.6% India, 3.3% New Zealand, 2.3% Vietnam, 2.3% Hong Kong , 2.2% Korea, Republic of , 1.9% Malaysia, 1.6% England, 1.1% Papua New Guinea, 1.0% Greece, 1.0% Philippines, 0.7% Italy, 0.6% Sri Lanka.

44.4% of people living in Macgregor speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 20.2% Mandarin, 7.2% Cantonese, 3.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.7% Vietnamese, 2.4% Other, 2.3% Korean, 2.3% Other, 2.3% Other, 2.2% Greek.

The religious makeup of Macgregor is 25.7% No religion, 16.2% Catholic, 10.0% Buddhism, 8.4% Anglican, 7.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.6% Uniting Church, 4.6% Eastern Orthodox, 3.9% Christian, nfd, 3.5% Hinduism, 2.4% Presbyterian and Reformed.

46.4% of people are married, 42.2% have never married and 5.1% are divorced and 1.7% are separated. There are 219 widowed people living in Macgregor.

52.3% of the people living in Macgregor over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.6% are working on a part time basis. Macgregor has an unemployment rate of 8.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Macgregor are 25.6% Professionals, 15.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.6% Technicians & trades workers, 11.6% Community & personal service workers, 10.6% Sales workers, 9.5% Labourers, 9.2% Managers, 4.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Macgregor work in are 13.0% Health care and social assistance, 11.9% Accommodation and food services, 11.5% Retail trade, 8.4% Education and training, 8.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.7% Manufacturing, 6.5% Public administration and safety, 5.2% Construction, 4.8% Transport, postal and warehousing.

44.5% of homes are fully owned, and 24.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $424 per week and the median household income is $1229 per week.

The median rent in Macgregor is $375 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Macgregor postcode 4109