Coowonga Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Coowonga (4702) is a suburb of Central Coast, Rockhampton, Queensland. It is about 520 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Coowonga is in the federal electorate of Capricornia.

In the 2011 census the population of Coowonga was 260 and is comprised of approximately 43.5% females and 56.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Coowonga is 47 years of age.

83.0% of people living in the suburb of Coowonga were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.5% South Africa, 3.1% England, 2.7% New Zealand.

90.8% of people living in Coowonga speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.3% Other.

The religious makeup of Coowonga is 22.3% Anglican, 19.6% No religion, 14.6% Catholic, 11.2% Uniting Church, 10.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.5% Baptist, 5.0% Christian, nfd, 3.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.7% Pentecostal, 1.5% Seventh-day Adventist.

50.9% of people are married, 29.7% have never married and 9.4% are divorced and 7.1% are separated. There are 6 widowed people living in Coowonga.

62.4% of the people living in Coowonga over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.4% are working on a part time basis. Coowonga has an unemployment rate of 2.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Coowonga are 16.4% Labourers, 15.6% Technicians & trades workers, 14.8% Professionals, 13.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 12.3% Community & personal service workers, 9.0% Managers, 4.9% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Coowonga work in are 14.8% Construction, 12.3% Education and training, 11.5% Health care and social assistance, 10.7% Manufacturing, 8.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.6% Retail trade, 6.6% Mining, 5.7% Public administration and safety, 5.7% Wholesale trade.

44.8% of homes are fully owned, and 30.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 21.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $534 per week and the median household income is $1010 per week.

The median rent in Coowonga is $185 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1700 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Coowonga postcode 4702