The Caves Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

The Caves (4702) is a suburb of Central Coast, Rockhampton, Queensland. It is about 542 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. The Caves is in the federal electorate of Capricornia.

In the 2011 census the population of The Caves was 708 and is comprised of approximately 46.9% females and 53.1% males.

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

90.7% of people living in the suburb of The Caves were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.8% England, 1.3% New Zealand, 0.7% Scotland, 0.7% United States of America.

95.6% of people living in The Caves speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% German.

The religious makeup of The Caves is 24.2% Anglican, 22.5% No religion, 16.5% Catholic, 11.6% Uniting Church, 10.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.2% Christian, nfd, 3.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.4% Baptist, 1.3% Lutheran, 1.1% Salvation Army.

61.6% of people are married, 25.4% have never married and 7.6% are divorced and 2.0% are separated. There are 19 widowed people living in The Caves.

61.7% of the people living in The Caves over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.4% are working on a part time basis. The Caves has an unemployment rate of 3.1%.

The main occupations of people living in The Caves are 19.7% Technicians & trades workers, 18.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.4% Managers, 10.1% Professionals, 8.8% Sales workers, 8.5% Labourers, 8.2% Community & personal service workers, 2.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from The Caves work in are 12.3% Construction, 11.8% Health care and social assistance, 11.2% Retail trade, 8.3% Manufacturing, 7.2% Education and training, 7.0% Mining, 6.7% Public administration and safety, 6.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.1% Other services.

32.3% of homes are fully owned, and 55.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 8.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $598 per week and the median household income is $1551 per week.

The median rent in The Caves is $210 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1625 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for The Caves postcode 4702