Oxley Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Oxley (4075) is a suburb of Brisbane, Southern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 11 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Oxley is in the federal electorates of Moreton, Oxley.

In the 2011 census the population of Oxley was 7,291 and is comprised of approximately 51.1% females and 48.9% males.

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

64.4% of people living in the suburb of Oxley were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.3% Vietnam, 3.7% England, 3.3% New Zealand, 1.4% Philippines, 1.2% India, 0.9% Germany, 0.9% Fiji, 0.9% China , 0.9% Sri Lanka, 0.8% South Africa, 0.7% Saudi Arabia, 0.6% Scotland, 0.6% Korea, Republic of , 0.3% Italy.

72.1% of people living in Oxley speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 6.0% Vietnamese, 2.7% Other, 1.1% Hindi, 0.9% Arabic, 0.9% Mandarin, 0.8% Cantonese, 0.8% Spanish, 0.6% Korean.

The religious makeup of Oxley is 27.1% Catholic, 21.2% No religion, 13.0% Anglican, 9.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.6% Uniting Church, 5.1% Buddhism, 3.3% Islam, 2.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.1% Christian, nfd, 1.7% Lutheran.

47.6% of people are married, 35.5% have never married and 7.9% are divorced and 2.7% are separated. There are 369 widowed people living in Oxley.

63.9% of the people living in Oxley over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.5% are working on a part time basis. Oxley has an unemployment rate of 5.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Oxley are 27.1% Professionals, 14.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.6% Technicians & trades workers, 11.4% Community & personal service workers, 10.2% Managers, 7.8% Sales workers, 7.7% Labourers, 5.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Oxley work in are 12.9% Health care and social assistance, 10.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.1% Education and training, 9.5% Public administration and safety, 9.4% Manufacturing, 8.3% Retail trade, 7.3% Construction, 5.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.1% Accommodation and food services.

30.3% of homes are fully owned, and 36.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 30.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $670 per week and the median household income is $1513 per week.

The median rent in Oxley is $350 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1976 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Oxley postcode 4075