Flying Fish Point Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Flying Fish Point (4860) is a suburb of Northern, Cairns, Queensland. It is about 1318 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Flying Fish Point is in the federal electorate of Kennedy.

In the 2011 census the population of Flying Fish Point was 419 and is comprised of approximately 48.7% females and 51.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Flying Fish Point is 41 years of age.

82.3% of people living in the suburb of Flying Fish Point were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.5% England, 1.9% New Zealand, 1.9% Netherlands, 1.4% Latvia, 1.4% South Africa.

91.6% of people living in Flying Fish Point speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.7% Other, 1.2% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.7% Dutch, 0.7% German.

The religious makeup of Flying Fish Point is 23.6% Catholic, 21.0% Anglican, 20.7% No religion, 10.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.9% Uniting Church, 2.6% Pentecostal, 2.1% Christian, nfd, 2.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.4% Eastern Orthodox, 1.4% Other Protestant.

45.7% of people are married, 34.7% have never married and 10.7% are divorced and 5.7% are separated. There are 10 widowed people living in Flying Fish Point.

60.0% of the people living in Flying Fish Point over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.1% are working on a part time basis. Flying Fish Point has an unemployment rate of 5.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Flying Fish Point are 20.6% Technicians & trades workers, 16.7% Labourers, 15.6% Professionals, 15.0% Managers, 10.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.8% Community & personal service workers, 7.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.7% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Flying Fish Point work in are 13.1% Education and training, 10.9% Construction, 10.3% Retail trade, 10.3% Accommodation and food services, 9.1% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 9.1% Manufacturing, 8.6% Health care and social assistance, 5.1% Mining, 5.1% Other services.

36.0% of homes are fully owned, and 24.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 39.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $492 per week and the median household income is $952 per week.

The median rent in Flying Fish Point is $230 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1170 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Flying Fish Point postcode 4860