Parkhurst Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Parkhurst (4702) is a suburb of Central Coast, Rockhampton, Queensland. It is about 528 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Parkhurst is in the federal electorate of Capricornia.

In the 2011 census the population of Parkhurst was 1,835 and is comprised of approximately 47.9% females and 52.1% males.

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

82.4% of people living in the suburb of Parkhurst were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.6% New Zealand, 1.4% England, 0.7% Philippines, 0.7% South Africa, 0.6% Scotland, 0.3% Tonga, 0.3% Japan.

86.8% of people living in Parkhurst speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 11.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Other, 0.5% Tagalog, 0.2% German, 0.2% French.

The religious makeup of Parkhurst is 31.6% Catholic, 19.8% Anglican, 15.4% No religion, 15.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.0% Uniting Church, 4.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Christian, nfd, 1.6% Baptist, 0.9% Salvation Army, 0.8% Lutheran.

53.9% of people are married, 33.5% have never married and 8.8% are divorced and 2.2% are separated. There are 23 widowed people living in Parkhurst.

61.4% of the people living in Parkhurst over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.3% are working on a part time basis. Parkhurst has an unemployment rate of 3.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Parkhurst are 18.7% Technicians & trades workers, 15.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.7% Professionals, 12.7% Sales workers, 10.1% Labourers, 9.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.8% Managers, 8.1% Community & personal service workers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Parkhurst work in are 13.6% Retail trade, 10.6% Health care and social assistance, 10.2% Construction, 8.8% Education and training, 7.5% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.5% Manufacturing, 7.2% Accommodation and food services, 7.0% Public administration and safety, 4.5% Wholesale trade.

24.7% of homes are fully owned, and 43.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 29.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $698 per week and the median household income is $1460 per week.

The median rent in Parkhurst is $260 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Parkhurst postcode 4702