Cardwell Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Cardwell (4849) is a suburb of Northern, Cairns, Queensland. It is about 1249 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Cardwell is in the federal electorate of Kennedy.

In the 2011 census the population of Cardwell was 1,176 and is comprised of approximately 46.5% females and 53.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Cardwell is 52 years of age.

79.2% of people living in the suburb of Cardwell were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.8% England, 2.0% New Zealand, 0.9% Philippines, 0.8% Italy, 0.8% Germany, 0.8% United States of America, 0.7% India, 0.5% Norway, 0.4% Malaysia, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Malta, 0.3% Finland, 0.3% Serbia, 0.3% Scotland.

89.2% of people living in Cardwell speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Other, 0.5% Italian, 0.4% Greek, 0.3% Portuguese, 0.3% Punjabi, 0.3% German, 0.3% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Cardwell is 23.0% Anglican, 22.3% Catholic, 21.7% No religion, 11.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.8% Uniting Church, 5.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.0% Lutheran, 2.0% Pentecostal, 1.0% Christian, nfd, 0.7% Seventh-day Adventist.

47.7% of people are married, 24.8% have never married and 15.3% are divorced and 3.5% are separated. There are 88 widowed people living in Cardwell.

57.6% of the people living in Cardwell over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.4% are working on a part time basis. Cardwell has an unemployment rate of 6.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Cardwell are 20.0% Labourers, 14.7% Managers, 14.7% Technicians & trades workers, 12.6% Community & personal service workers, 11.4% Professionals, 11.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 5.6% Sales workers, 2.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Cardwell work in are 13.3% Construction, 12.4% Health care and social assistance, 11.7% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 9.6% Retail trade, 9.3% Accommodation and food services, 6.3% Education and training, 6.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.6% Public administration and safety, 4.7% Mining.

35.9% of homes are fully owned, and 16.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 40.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $438 per week and the median household income is $782 per week.

The median rent in Cardwell is $220 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1135 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Cardwell postcode 4849