Koongal Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Koongal (4701) is a suburb of Central Coast, Rockhampton, Queensland. It is about 519 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Koongal is in the federal electorate of Capricornia.

In the 2011 census the population of Koongal was 4,728 and is comprised of approximately 49.6% females and 50.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Koongal is 31 years of age.

82.1% of people living in the suburb of Koongal were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.9% Vietnam, 1.2% New Zealand, 1.2% England, 0.7% Brazil, 0.5% Korea, Republic of , 0.5% Philippines, 0.3% Afghanistan, 0.2% Congo, Democratic Republic of, 0.2% India, 0.2% Germany, 0.2% Fiji, 0.2% Indonesia, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% Iran.

86.2% of people living in Koongal speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.2% Vietnamese, 0.7% Other, 0.7% Portuguese, 0.4% Korean, 0.3% Persian, 0.3% German, 0.2% Tagalog, 0.1% Other.

The religious makeup of Koongal is 25.0% Catholic, 20.8% No religion, 18.1% Anglican, 10.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.8% Uniting Church, 3.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.0% Baptist, 2.7% Christian, nfd, 2.5% Buddhism, 1.3% Pentecostal.

44.0% of people are married, 38.8% have never married and 8.2% are divorced and 4.0% are separated. There are 180 widowed people living in Koongal.

63.6% of the people living in Koongal over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 24.8% are working on a part time basis. Koongal has an unemployment rate of 5.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Koongal are 23.3% Labourers, 15.8% Technicians & trades workers, 13.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.2% Professionals, 10.9% Community & personal service workers, 8.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.5% Sales workers, 6.1% Managers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Koongal work in are 16.7% Manufacturing, 11.8% Health care and social assistance, 10.9% Retail trade, 7.8% Construction, 7.2% Education and training, 6.9% Accommodation and food services, 5.8% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.8% Public administration and safety, 4.0% Other services.

26.2% of homes are fully owned, and 32.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 36.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $591 per week and the median household income is $1136 per week.

The median rent in Koongal is $235 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Koongal postcode 4701