Koumala Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Koumala (4738) is a suburb of Central Coast, Mackay & Whitsundays, Queensland. It is about 756 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Koumala is in the federal electorate of Capricornia.

In the 2011 census the population of Koumala was 789 and is comprised of approximately 43.5% females and 56.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Koumala is 44 years of age.

87.7% of people living in the suburb of Koumala were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.8% New Zealand, 1.4% England, 0.9% Philippines, 0.8% Italy.

90.4% of people living in Koumala speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Italian, 0.8% Tagalog, 0.4% Other, 0.4% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Koumala is 26.7% Catholic, 21.7% Anglican, 17.0% No religion, 12.0% Uniting Church, 11.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Lutheran, 0.9% Baptist, 0.8% Jehovah's Witnesses.

56.3% of people are married, 26.0% have never married and 10.7% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 27 widowed people living in Koumala.

68.3% of the people living in Koumala over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 20.2% are working on a part time basis. Koumala has an unemployment rate of 4.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Koumala are 22.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 22.7% Managers, 16.3% Technicians & trades workers, 10.8% Labourers, 9.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.5% Community & personal service workers, 5.7% Sales workers, 4.1% Professionals, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Koumala work in are 27.8% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 13.8% Mining, 10.1% Construction, 9.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.2% Other services, 5.6% Retail trade, 5.3% Health care and social assistance, 5.1% Manufacturing, 3.9% Wholesale trade.

41.3% of homes are fully owned, and 36.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 17.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $608 per week and the median household income is $1369 per week.

The median rent in Koumala is $25 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Koumala postcode 4738