Cassowary Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Cassowary (4873) is a suburb of Northern, Cairns, Queensland. It is about 1446 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Cassowary is in the federal electorate of Leichhardt.

In the 2006 Census the population of Cassowary is 266 and is comprised of 51.3% males and 48.7% females.

The median/average age of the Cassowary population is 37 years of age,

The country of birth of people living in Cassowary is 81.9% Australia, 10.6% England, 4.5% New Zealand, 1.5% Germany.

98.1% of people speak English as their first language, 1.9% speak German.

The religious make up of Cassowary is 38.1% Catholic, 21.1% No Religion, 16.2% Anglican, 5.7% Uniting Church, 3% Jehovah's Witnesses.

59.6% of people are married, 26.8% have never married and 11.1% are separated or divorced. There are 4 widowed people living in Cassowary.

55.1% of the people living in Cassowary are employed full time, while 39.1% are employed on a part time basis. Cassowary has a below average unemployment rate of 1.9% and 37 people are not part of the labour force.

The average individual income is $524.00 per week and the average household income is $1100.00 per week.

The average rent in Cassowary is $160 per week and the average mortgage repayment is $1300 per month. 30.9% are fully owned, and 43.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 20.6% of homes are rented.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Cassowary postcode 4873