Koah Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Koah (4881) is a suburb of Northern, Cairns, Queensland. It is about 1413 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Koah is in the federal electorates of Kennedy, Leichhardt.

In the 2011 census the population of Koah was 576 and is comprised of approximately 52.3% females and 47.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Koah is 42 years of age.

65.5% of people living in the suburb of Koah were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.5% England, 2.6% Germany, 1.9% Italy, 1.6% New Zealand, 1.6% Scotland, 1.4% Papua New Guinea, 1.4% Switzerland, 0.9% United States of America, 0.9% Canada, 0.7% Japan, 0.7% Inadequately described, 0.7% Austria, 0.5% Philippines, 0.5% Zimbabwe.

79.1% of people living in Koah speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 13.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.8% German, 2.4% Italian, 1.0% French, 0.9% Greek.

The religious makeup of Koah is 28.3% No religion, 20.9% Catholic, 20.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 12.7% Anglican, 2.6% Uniting Church, 2.4% Seventh-day Adventist, 2.1% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Lutheran, 1.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Other religious affiliation .

47.0% of people are married, 34.8% have never married and 11.1% are divorced and 2.4% are separated. There are 21 widowed people living in Koah.

52.4% of the people living in Koah over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.2% are working on a part time basis. Koah has an unemployment rate of 6.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Koah are 16.5% Technicians & trades workers, 16.1% Labourers, 15.2% Managers, 15.2% Professionals, 9.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.1% Community & personal service workers, 8.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.5% Sales workers, 3.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Koah work in are 12.5% Construction, 9.1% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 8.2% Retail trade, 7.8% Public administration and safety, 7.8% Health care and social assistance, 7.8% Education and training, 6.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.5% Manufacturing, 6.0% Accommodation and food services.

37.1% of homes are fully owned, and 37.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 23.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $424 per week and the median household income is $924 per week.

The median rent in Koah is $125 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1842 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Koah postcode 4881