Wondecla Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Wondecla (4887) is a suburb of Northern, Cairns, Queensland. It is about 1365 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Wondecla is in the federal electorate of Kennedy.

In the 2011 census the population of Wondecla was 580 and is comprised of approximately 50.3% females and 49.7% males.

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

80.4% of people living in the suburb of Wondecla were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.6% England, 1.7% New Zealand, 1.2% Switzerland, 1.0% Canada, 1.0% Zimbabwe, 1.0% Germany, 0.9% Netherlands, 0.7% Indonesia, 0.5% South Africa, 0.5% United States of America.

90.9% of people living in Wondecla speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.0% Dutch, 0.9% German, 0.5% French, 0.5% Japanese.

The religious makeup of Wondecla is 25.9% No religion, 23.6% Anglican, 15.0% Catholic, 13.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.5% Uniting Church, 3.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.1% Pentecostal, 2.4% Christian, nfd, 2.4% Baptist, 1.2% Buddhism.

55.5% of people are married, 24.8% have never married and 11.2% are divorced and 4.1% are separated. There are 22 widowed people living in Wondecla.

48.7% of the people living in Wondecla over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 36.7% are working on a part time basis. Wondecla has an unemployment rate of 5.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Wondecla are 17.7% Professionals, 15.4% Labourers, 15.4% Technicians & trades workers, 11.9% Community & personal service workers, 10.4% Managers, 10.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.6% Sales workers, 8.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 1.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Wondecla work in are 15.3% Health care and social assistance, 13.0% Retail trade, 11.5% Construction, 9.2% Education and training, 9.2% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 8.8% Public administration and safety, 7.6% Mining, 5.3% Accommodation and food services, 5.0% Professional, scientific and technical services.

48.7% of homes are fully owned, and 33.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $454 per week and the median household income is $783 per week.

The median rent in Wondecla is $160 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1213 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Wondecla postcode 4887