Wandal Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Wandal (4700) is a suburb of Central Coast, Rockhampton, Queensland. It is about 522 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Wandal is in the federal electorate of Capricornia.

In the 2011 census the population of Wandal was 4,237 and is comprised of approximately 51.9% females and 48.1% males.

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

84.8% of people living in the suburb of Wandal were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.9% England, 1.5% New Zealand, 0.8% Philippines, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% India, 0.3% United States of America, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% Bangladesh, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Congo, Democratic Republic of, 0.2% Singapore, 0.2% China , 0.2% Netherlands.

91.2% of people living in Wandal speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.0% Other, 0.3% Filipino , 0.2% Bengali, 0.2% Punjabi, 0.2% Other, 0.2% German, 0.2% Tagalog, 0.2% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Wandal is 27.5% Catholic, 22.7% Anglican, 17.6% No religion, 9.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.0% Uniting Church, 4.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 1.6% Baptist, 1.2% Lutheran, 1.0% Salvation Army.

42.0% of people are married, 35.7% have never married and 10.5% are divorced and 3.9% are separated. There are 273 widowed people living in Wandal.

62.4% of the people living in Wandal over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.7% are working on a part time basis. Wandal has an unemployment rate of 3.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Wandal are 22.7% Professionals, 16.1% Technicians & trades workers, 13.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.3% Labourers, 10.1% Community & personal service workers, 9.0% Sales workers, 8.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.7% Managers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Wandal work in are 19.5% Health care and social assistance, 9.3% Retail trade, 8.8% Education and training, 8.8% Construction, 7.4% Accommodation and food services, 7.0% Public administration and safety, 6.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.1% Manufacturing, 4.3% Professional, scientific and technical services.

28.5% of homes are fully owned, and 33.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 34.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $588 per week and the median household income is $1107 per week.

The median rent in Wandal is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Wandal postcode 4700