Dingo Pocket Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Dingo Pocket (4854) is a suburb of Northern, Cairns, Queensland. It is about 1291 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane.

In the 2011 census the population of Dingo Pocket was 359 and is comprised of approximately 49.3% females and 50.7% males.

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

85.4% of people living in the suburb of Dingo Pocket were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.2% England, 2.0% El Salvador, 1.7% New Zealand.

92.2% of people living in Dingo Pocket speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.7% Other, 1.4% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.8% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Dingo Pocket is 33.1% Catholic, 22.5% Anglican, 20.8% No religion, 7.2% Uniting Church, 6.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.1% Jehovah's Witnesses, 2.2% Christian, nfd, 0.8% Baptist.

56.4% of people are married, 30.9% have never married and 8.0% are divorced and 2.5% are separated. There are 6 widowed people living in Dingo Pocket.

59.9% of the people living in Dingo Pocket over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 22.5% are working on a part time basis. Dingo Pocket has an unemployment rate of 6.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Dingo Pocket are 25.3% Managers, 21.2% Labourers, 14.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.4% Technicians & trades workers, 6.5% Community & personal service workers, 5.9% Professionals, 4.1% Sales workers, 3.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Dingo Pocket work in are 46.2% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 7.6% Education and training, 5.8% Construction, 5.3% Retail trade, 5.3% Manufacturing, 5.3% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.1% Inadequately described/Not stated, 3.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 3.5% Public administration and safety.

28.3% of homes are fully owned, and 37.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 32.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $584 per week and the median household income is $1179 per week.

The median rent in Dingo Pocket is $100 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1300 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Dingo Pocket postcode 4854