Caravonica Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Caravonica (4878) is a suburb of Northern, Cairns, Queensland. It is about 1399 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Caravonica is in the federal electorate of Leichhardt.

In the 2011 census the population of Caravonica was 1,934 and is comprised of approximately 51.0% females and 49.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Caravonica is 38 years of age.

74.1% of people living in the suburb of Caravonica were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.1% England, 4.2% New Zealand, 1.9% Germany, 0.9% Papua New Guinea, 0.8% South Africa, 0.7% Thailand, 0.7% Japan, 0.6% Switzerland, 0.6% Scotland, 0.6% United States of America, 0.6% India, 0.6% Philippines, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.4% China .

89.6% of people living in Caravonica speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.9% German, 1.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.3% Japanese, 1.2% Other, 0.8% Thai, 0.4% Italian, 0.4% French, 0.4% Mandarin, 0.3% Dutch.

The religious makeup of Caravonica is 29.8% No religion, 22.1% Catholic, 18.6% Anglican, 6.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 4.0% Uniting Church, 2.7% Christian, nfd, 2.1% Lutheran, 2.0% Pentecostal, 1.7% Baptist.

49.2% of people are married, 34.1% have never married and 10.5% are divorced and 3.5% are separated. There are 40 widowed people living in Caravonica.

57.3% of the people living in Caravonica over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.9% are working on a part time basis. Caravonica has an unemployment rate of 5.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Caravonica are 17.7% Professionals, 16.9% Technicians & trades workers, 13.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.0% Community & personal service workers, 10.7% Sales workers, 10.5% Managers, 9.5% Labourers, 5.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Caravonica work in are 15.5% Health care and social assistance, 11.9% Construction, 10.2% Retail trade, 9.7% Accommodation and food services, 9.2% Public administration and safety, 7.5% Education and training, 6.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.7% Manufacturing, 4.7% Professional, scientific and technical services.

27.3% of homes are fully owned, and 47.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $662 per week and the median household income is $1328 per week.

The median rent in Caravonica is $270 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1770 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Caravonica postcode 4878

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