Woodridge Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Woodridge (4114) is a suburb of Brisbane, Southern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 19 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Woodridge is in the federal electorate of Rankin.

In the 2011 census the population of Woodridge was 12,787 and is comprised of approximately 50.5% females and 49.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Woodridge is 30 years of age.

54.0% of people living in the suburb of Woodridge were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 9.1% New Zealand, 2.6% England, 2.1% Samoa, 1.6% Burma , 1.5% India, 1.3% Philippines, 1.1% Cook Islands, 1.0% Papua New Guinea, 0.9% Fiji, 0.8% Sudan, 0.8% Afghanistan, 0.8% Thailand, 0.6% Tonga, 0.6% Pakistan.

62.8% of people living in Woodridge speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 12.0% Other, 7.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.3% Samoan, 1.7% Arabic, 1.2% Hindi, 0.8% Persian, 0.7% Vietnamese, 0.7% Spanish, 0.6% Tagalog.

The religious makeup of Woodridge is 18.9% No religion, 17.7% Catholic, 12.2% Anglican, 11.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.6% Islam, 4.5% Uniting Church, 4.3% Christian, nfd, 3.7% Baptist, 3.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Pentecostal.

35.8% of people are married, 42.0% have never married and 11.3% are divorced and 5.5% are separated. There are 507 widowed people living in Woodridge.

54.6% of the people living in Woodridge 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. Woodridge has an unemployment rate of 14.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Woodridge are 22.3% Labourers, 15.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 14.1% Technicians & trades workers, 12.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.2% Community & personal service workers, 8.8% Professionals, 8.1% Sales workers, 4.9% Managers, 3.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Woodridge work in are 19.4% Manufacturing, 11.5% Health care and social assistance, 10.7% Retail trade, 8.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.6% Construction, 6.2% Accommodation and food services, 5.3% Wholesale trade, 5.1% Education and training, 4.6% Public administration and safety.

16.7% of homes are fully owned, and 22.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 55.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $411 per week and the median household income is $806 per week.

The median rent in Woodridge is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1300 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Woodridge postcode 4114