Burua Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Burua (4680) is a suburb of Central Coast, Rockhampton, Queensland. It is about 432 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Burua is in the federal electorate of Flynn.

In the 2011 census the population of Burua was 675 and is comprised of approximately 44.7% females and 55.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Burua is 39 years of age.

81.0% of people living in the suburb of Burua were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.6% England, 3.3% New Zealand, 1.2% Netherlands, 0.9% Zimbabwe, 0.9% Germany, 0.6% South Africa, 0.6% Philippines.

90.5% of people living in Burua speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.4% Other, 0.4% Russian, 0.4% Filipino , 0.4% Tagalog, 0.4% German, 0.4% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Burua is 24.6% Catholic, 20.7% Anglican, 18.7% No religion, 10.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.8% Uniting Church, 5.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 4.3% Baptist, 3.1% Christian, nfd, 2.2% Lutheran, 1.6% Pentecostal.

55.5% of people are married, 29.1% have never married and 7.4% are divorced and 3.8% are separated. There are 22 widowed people living in Burua.

70.0% of the people living in Burua over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 22.9% are working on a part time basis. Burua has an unemployment rate of 1.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Burua are 21.9% Technicians & trades workers, 16.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 13.1% Professionals, 11.7% Managers, 10.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.6% Labourers, 7.5% Sales workers, 6.9% Community & personal service workers, 1.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Burua work in are 18.4% Construction, 14.8% Manufacturing, 9.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 8.9% Retail trade, 7.0% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.4% Education and training, 5.6% Health care and social assistance, 5.6% Other services, 3.9% Public administration and safety.

35.9% of homes are fully owned, and 44.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $751 per week and the median household income is $1922 per week.

The median rent in Burua is $145 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Burua postcode 4680