Urraween Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Urraween (4655) is a suburb of Central Coast, Bundaberg & Wide Bay, Queensland. It is about 242 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Urraween is in the federal electorate of Hinkler.

In the 2011 census the population of Urraween was 5,913 and is comprised of approximately 52.8% females and 47.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Urraween is 51 years of age.

73.5% of people living in the suburb of Urraween were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.8% England, 3.4% New Zealand, 1.2% Scotland, 1.1% Germany, 1.0% Netherlands, 0.9% Sri Lanka, 0.7% South Africa, 0.7% Philippines, 0.5% India, 0.5% United States of America, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Malaysia, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Fiji.

90.3% of people living in Urraween speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% Other, 0.6% German, 0.5% Urdu, 0.4% Sinhalese, 0.4% Dutch, 0.3% Tamil, 0.3% Hindi, 0.2% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Urraween is 26.1% Anglican, 20.5% Catholic, 16.8% No religion, 8.0% Uniting Church, 7.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.7% Baptist, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 2.3% Lutheran, 1.8% Pentecostal.

59.5% of people are married, 19.2% have never married and 8.6% are divorced and 2.4% are separated. There are 504 widowed people living in Urraween.

52.8% of the people living in Urraween over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.2% are working on a part time basis. Urraween has an unemployment rate of 9.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Urraween are 23.3% Professionals, 14.0% Technicians & trades workers, 13.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.0% Community & personal service workers, 11.2% Sales workers, 9.6% Managers, 9.6% Labourers, 5.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Urraween work in are 20.5% Health care and social assistance, 13.5% Retail trade, 11.7% Education and training, 7.3% Construction, 7.3% Accommodation and food services, 5.4% Manufacturing, 5.2% Public administration and safety, 5.0% Other services, 4.1% Professional, scientific and technical services.

45.5% of homes are fully owned, and 22.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 20.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $392 per week and the median household income is $791 per week.

The median rent in Urraween is $285 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1684 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Urraween postcode 4655