Bambaroo Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Bambaroo (4850) is a suburb of Northern, Cairns, Queensland. It is about 1186 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Bambaroo is in the federal electorate of Kennedy.

In the 2011 census the population of Bambaroo was 450 and is comprised of approximately 45.3% females and 54.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bambaroo is 40 years of age.

83.0% of people living in the suburb of Bambaroo were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.0% Italy, 2.0% New Zealand, 1.1% England, 0.9% Netherlands, 0.9% Thailand.

83.7% of people living in Bambaroo speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.7% Italian, 5.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Hindi, 0.7% Dutch, 0.7% Thai.

The religious makeup of Bambaroo is 46.0% Catholic, 15.4% Anglican, 10.3% No religion, 9.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.9% Uniting Church, 2.0% Christian, nfd, 1.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.3% Baptist, 1.3% Pentecostal, 1.1% Salvation Army.

63.0% of people are married, 24.9% have never married and 5.6% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 13 widowed people living in Bambaroo.

61.7% of the people living in Bambaroo over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.5% are working on a part time basis. Bambaroo has an unemployment rate of 6.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Bambaroo are 29.2% Managers, 17.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 15.5% Labourers, 11.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.6% Technicians & trades workers, 8.2% Community & personal service workers, 7.3% Sales workers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bambaroo work in are 44.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 10.1% Manufacturing, 9.6% Retail trade, 7.3% Construction, 6.4% Education and training, 5.5% Health care and social assistance, 3.2% Mining, 3.2% Accommodation and food services, 2.8% Public administration and safety.

48.7% of homes are fully owned, and 24.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 21.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $474 per week and the median household income is $971 per week.

The median rent in Bambaroo is $80 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $520 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Bambaroo postcode 4850