Beaconsfield Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Beaconsfield (4740) is a suburb of Central Coast, Mackay & Whitsundays, Queensland. It is about 809 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Beaconsfield is in the federal electorate of Dawson.

In the 2011 census the population of Beaconsfield was 4,934 and is comprised of approximately 50.8% females and 49.2% males.

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

83.7% of people living in the suburb of Beaconsfield were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.2% New Zealand, 2.2% England, 1.0% South Africa, 0.8% Philippines, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% Fiji, 0.3% India, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% Malta, 0.2% Scotland, 0.2% China , 0.2% Papua New Guinea, 0.2% Italy.

91.0% of people living in Beaconsfield speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Other, 0.5% Filipino , 0.3% German, 0.3% Maltese, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% Mandarin, 0.2% Tagalog.

The religious makeup of Beaconsfield is 27.8% Catholic, 19.5% No religion, 18.9% Anglican, 9.7% Uniting Church, 8.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Christian, nfd, 2.4% Pentecostal, 1.9% Lutheran, 1.2% Baptist.

48.0% of people are married, 35.7% have never married and 8.1% are divorced and 3.0% are separated. There are 196 widowed people living in Beaconsfield.

64.6% of the people living in Beaconsfield 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. Beaconsfield has an unemployment rate of 3.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Beaconsfield are 21.1% Technicians & trades workers, 13.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 12.0% Professionals, 12.0% Labourers, 10.5% Sales workers, 8.2% Community & personal service workers, 7.7% Managers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Beaconsfield work in are 13.4% Retail trade, 11.4% Mining, 9.3% Manufacturing, 8.9% Health care and social assistance, 8.0% Construction, 7.0% Education and training, 6.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.1% Other services, 5.7% Accommodation and food services.

28.1% of homes are fully owned, and 36.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 29.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $635 per week and the median household income is $1514 per week.

The median rent in Beaconsfield is $350 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2200 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Beaconsfield postcode 4740

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