Carmoo Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Carmoo (4852) is a suburb of Northern, Cairns, Queensland. It is about 1277 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Carmoo is in the federal electorate of Kennedy.

In the 2011 census the population of Carmoo was 205 and is comprised of approximately 47.8% females and 52.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Carmoo is 41 years of age.

66.3% of people living in the suburb of Carmoo were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.4% New Zealand, 3.9% South Africa, 3.4% England, 2.4% Papua New Guinea, 2.4% Philippines, 2.0% Netherlands.

83.7% of people living in Carmoo speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 12.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.9% Other, 1.4% Dutch.

The religious makeup of Carmoo is 31.1% No religion, 20.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 16.0% Anglican, 16.0% Catholic, 3.9% Uniting Church, 2.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.9% Pentecostal, 1.9% Baptist, 1.9% Other religious affiliation , 1.5% Lutheran.

44.4% of people are married, 38.9% have never married and 8.0% are divorced and 4.9% are separated. There are 6 widowed people living in Carmoo.

49.1% of the people living in Carmoo over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.7% are working on a part time basis. Carmoo has an unemployment rate of 5.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Carmoo are 22.4% Labourers, 20.6% Technicians & trades workers, 16.8% Professionals, 12.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 12.1% Sales workers, 9.3% Community & personal service workers, 3.7% Managers, 2.8% Clerical & administrative workers.

The main industries people from Carmoo work in are 12.3% Administrative and support services, 12.3% Education and training, 12.3% Construction, 11.3% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 8.5% Other services, 8.5% Health care and social assistance, 8.5% Mining, 6.6% Retail trade, 5.7% Transport, postal and warehousing.

31.9% of homes are fully owned, and 49.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 18.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $555 per week and the median household income is $1361 per week.

The median rent in Carmoo is $185 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Carmoo postcode 4852