Peeramon Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Peeramon (4885) is a suburb of Northern, Cairns, Queensland. It is about 1361 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Peeramon is in the federal electorate of Kennedy.

In the 2011 census the population of Peeramon was 481 and is comprised of approximately 47.0% females and 53.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Peeramon is 50 years of age.

78.4% of people living in the suburb of Peeramon were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.0% England, 3.1% New Zealand, 1.9% Italy, 1.0% Netherlands, 1.0% Canada, 0.8% Indonesia, 0.8% United States of America, 0.8% Germany.

91.3% of people living in Peeramon speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.9% Italian, 1.0% German, 1.0% Filipino .

The religious makeup of Peeramon is 27.7% No religion, 24.8% Anglican, 20.8% Catholic, 10.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.2% Uniting Church, 4.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 1.7% Other Religious Groups, 1.0% Other religious affiliation , 0.8% Baptist.

63.2% of people are married, 23.7% have never married and 8.7% are divorced and 1.5% are separated. There are 11 widowed people living in Peeramon.

49.8% of the people living in Peeramon over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 41.6% are working on a part time basis. Peeramon has an unemployment rate of 4.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Peeramon are 18.1% Technicians & trades workers, 16.8% Managers, 14.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.9% Labourers, 11.2% Professionals, 9.5% Community & personal service workers, 8.2% Sales workers, 7.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Peeramon work in are 12.7% Retail trade, 10.9% Health care and social assistance, 10.9% Construction, 10.5% Public administration and safety, 8.3% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 7.9% Education and training, 7.0% Manufacturing, 6.6% Accommodation and food services, 5.7% Mining.

53.4% of homes are fully owned, and 30.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 13.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $439 per week and the median household income is $790 per week.

The median rent in Peeramon is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Peeramon postcode 4885