Redlynch Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Redlynch (4870) is a suburb of Northern, Cairns, Queensland. It is about 1397 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Redlynch is in the federal electorate of Leichhardt.

In the 2011 census the population of Redlynch was 8,645 and is comprised of approximately 51.9% females and 48.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Redlynch is 34 years of age.

75.3% of people living in the suburb of Redlynch were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.1% England, 3.6% New Zealand, 1.3% Papua New Guinea, 1.1% South Africa, 0.8% Japan, 0.7% Germany, 0.6% Scotland, 0.4% Canada, 0.3% India, 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Malaysia.

87.6% of people living in Redlynch speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Other, 1.3% Japanese, 0.8% German, 0.7% Italian, 0.3% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% Korean, 0.2% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Redlynch is 27.7% Catholic, 26.7% No religion, 16.3% Anglican, 8.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.1% Uniting Church, 3.1% Christian, nfd, 2.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Lutheran, 1.3% Pentecostal, 1.3% Baptist.

54.4% of people are married, 31.7% have never married and 7.8% are divorced and 2.7% are separated. There are 217 widowed people living in Redlynch.

61.4% of the people living in Redlynch over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.7% are working on a part time basis. Redlynch has an unemployment rate of 3.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Redlynch are 21.0% Professionals, 15.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.9% Technicians & trades workers, 12.8% Community & personal service workers, 12.3% Managers, 10.9% Sales workers, 6.9% Labourers, 4.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Redlynch work in are 13.8% Health care and social assistance, 10.8% Public administration and safety, 10.5% Retail trade, 9.6% Education and training, 8.9% Construction, 7.3% Accommodation and food services, 6.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.5% Manufacturing.

20.0% of homes are fully owned, and 50.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 28.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $773 per week and the median household income is $1735 per week.

The median rent in Redlynch is $340 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

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