Calliope Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Calliope (4680) is a suburb of Central Coast, Rockhampton, Queensland. It is about 426 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Calliope is in the federal electorate of Flynn.

In the 2011 census the population of Calliope was 4,206 and is comprised of approximately 47.6% females and 52.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Calliope is 32 years of age.

86.1% of people living in the suburb of Calliope were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.7% New Zealand, 2.2% England, 0.6% South Africa, 0.5% Scotland, 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% China , 0.2% Netherlands, 0.2% Germany, 0.2% Jamaica, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Ireland, 0.1% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Indonesia.

93.1% of people living in Calliope speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Other, 0.3% German, 0.3% Mandarin, 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Croatian, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Russian.

The religious makeup of Calliope is 27.1% No religion, 22.5% Anglican, 19.6% Catholic, 8.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 5.8% Uniting Church, 2.8% Christian, nfd, 1.7% Baptist, 1.6% Lutheran, 0.8% Salvation Army.

55.3% of people are married, 30.6% have never married and 7.5% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 117 widowed people living in Calliope.

69.1% of the people living in Calliope over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 20.6% are working on a part time basis. Calliope has an unemployment rate of 3.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Calliope are 23.9% Technicians & trades workers, 17.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 13.7% Labourers, 11.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.1% Professionals, 8.2% Sales workers, 7.3% Community & personal service workers, 7.3% Managers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Calliope work in are 16.7% Manufacturing, 16.0% Construction, 9.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 9.2% Retail trade, 6.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.3% Health care and social assistance, 5.2% Accommodation and food services, 4.5% Education and training, 4.3% Mining.

24.8% of homes are fully owned, and 49.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $723 per week and the median household income is $1947 per week.

The median rent in Calliope is $350 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Calliope postcode 4680