Nathan Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Nathan (4111) is a suburb of Brisbane, Southern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 9 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Nathan is in the federal electorate of Moreton.

In the 2011 census the population of Nathan was 1,397 and is comprised of approximately 48.4% females and 51.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Nathan is 24 years of age.

65.1% of people living in the suburb of Nathan were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.4% China , 3.4% New Zealand, 2.8% England, 2.4% India, 1.1% Germany, 1.1% Zimbabwe, 1.0% Indonesia, 0.9% Philippines, 0.9% Vietnam, 0.8% Canada, 0.8% Papua New Guinea, 0.7% Malaysia, 0.7% Lebanon, 0.7% Croatia.

75.5% of people living in Nathan speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.4% Other, 3.2% Mandarin, 1.5% Cantonese, 1.1% Vietnamese, 0.9% Indonesian, 0.8% Persian, 0.8% Arabic, 0.7% Other.

The religious makeup of Nathan is 31.6% No religion, 21.1% Catholic, 12.8% Anglican, 8.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.9% Uniting Church, 2.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 2.2% Buddhism, 2.0% Other religious affiliation , 2.0% Islam.

27.8% of people are married, 63.6% have never married and 5.1% are divorced and 1.9% are separated. There are 21 widowed people living in Nathan.

40.1% of the people living in Nathan over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 35.6% are working on a part time basis. Nathan has an unemployment rate of 15.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Nathan are 20.1% Professionals, 15.8% Community & personal service workers, 14.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.9% Sales workers, 11.3% Technicians & trades workers, 10.0% Labourers, 8.0% Managers, 5.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Nathan work in are 13.9% Retail trade, 12.4% Accommodation and food services, 12.1% Education and training, 9.8% Health care and social assistance, 8.2% Public administration and safety, 6.5% Manufacturing, 6.4% Construction, 4.7% Administrative and support services, 4.7% Professional, scientific and technical services.

31.7% of homes are fully owned, and 32.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 32.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $329 per week and the median household income is $1290 per week.

The median rent in Nathan is $258 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1896 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Nathan postcode 4111