South Mackay Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

South Mackay (4740) is a suburb of Central Coast, Mackay & Whitsundays, Queensland. It is about 802 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. South Mackay is in the federal electorate of Dawson.

In the 2011 census the population of South Mackay was 7,416 and is comprised of approximately 49.5% females and 50.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of South Mackay is 36 years of age.

79.8% of people living in the suburb of South Mackay were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.9% Philippines, 2.7% New Zealand, 1.7% England, 0.6% South Africa, 0.5% India, 0.4% China , 0.3% Scotland, 0.3% Germany, 0.2% Cook Islands, 0.2% Papua New Guinea, 0.2% Netherlands, 0.2% Brazil, 0.2% Sri Lanka, 0.2% Zimbabwe.

87.2% of people living in South Mackay speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.4% Tagalog, 1.3% Other, 1.3% Filipino , 0.4% Italian, 0.3% Portuguese, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.2% Mandarin, 0.2% Maltese.

The religious makeup of South Mackay is 29.6% Catholic, 19.4% No religion, 17.1% Anglican, 10.5% Uniting Church, 9.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Baptist, 1.1% Lutheran, 1.1% Pentecostal.

42.7% of people are married, 37.3% have never married and 10.1% are divorced and 3.7% are separated. There are 373 widowed people living in South Mackay.

66.1% of the people living in South Mackay over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 23.8% are working on a part time basis. South Mackay has an unemployment rate of 4.1%.

The main occupations of people living in South Mackay are 20.7% Technicians & trades workers, 14.1% Labourers, 14.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.7% Professionals, 8.7% Sales workers, 8.0% Community & personal service workers, 7.0% Managers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from South Mackay work in are 11.4% Manufacturing, 10.4% Retail trade, 10.0% Construction, 9.0% Health care and social assistance, 7.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.4% Mining, 7.0% Accommodation and food services, 5.8% Other services, 5.5% Wholesale trade.

28.6% of homes are fully owned, and 30.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 36.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $665 per week and the median household income is $1326 per week.

The median rent in South Mackay is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1914 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for South Mackay postcode 4740