Whitsundays Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Whitsundays (4802) is a suburb of Central Coast, Mackay & Whitsundays, Queensland. It is about 912 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane.

In the 2011 census the population of Whitsundays was 1,743 and is comprised of approximately 45.7% females and 54.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Whitsundays is 28 years of age.

50.8% of people living in the suburb of Whitsundays were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 8.3% New Zealand, 2.8% England, 2.8% Philippines, 0.9% Korea, Republic of , 0.8% Japan, 0.6% Indonesia, 0.5% South Africa, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% Canada, 0.5% Germany, 0.4% Scotland, 0.3% India, 0.3% Vietnam, 0.3% France.

63.9% of people living in Whitsundays speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 27.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Tagalog, 1.0% Korean, 1.0% Other, 1.0% Japanese, 0.7% Filipino , 0.7% Italian, 0.6% French, 0.4% Dutch.

The religious makeup of Whitsundays is 30.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 25.9% No religion, 18.6% Catholic, 12.6% Anglican, 2.9% Uniting Church, 2.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.1% Christian, nfd, 1.1% Baptist, 0.9% Lutheran, 0.7% Hinduism.

20.6% of people are married, 67.3% have never married and 8.2% are divorced and 2.7% are separated. There are 18 widowed people living in Whitsundays.

84.5% of the people living in Whitsundays over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 10.2% are working on a part time basis. Whitsundays has an unemployment rate of 2.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Whitsundays are 22.4% Community & personal service workers, 18.3% Technicians & trades workers, 15.8% Managers, 14.5% Labourers, 9.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.3% Professionals, 4.9% Sales workers, 3.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Whitsundays work in are 65.8% Accommodation and food services, 5.7% Administrative and support services, 5.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 3.6% Construction, 3.0% Retail trade, 2.5% Other services, 2.0% Health care and social assistance, 1.8% Inadequately described/Not stated, 1.7% Rental, hiring and real estate services.

23.0% of homes are fully owned, and 19.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 53.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $790 per week and the median household income is $1615 per week.

The median rent in Whitsundays is $330 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $4000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Whitsundays postcode 4802