Wrights Creek Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Wrights Creek (4869) is a suburb of Northern, Cairns, Queensland. It is about 1379 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Wrights Creek is in the federal electorate of Kennedy.

In the 2011 census the population of Wrights Creek was 274 and is comprised of approximately 44.9% females and 55.1% males.

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

85.1% of people living in the suburb of Wrights Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.7% New Zealand, 2.2% Laos, 1.8% Italy, 1.5% England.

89.8% of people living in Wrights Creek speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.5% Italian, 2.2% Other, 1.1% French, 1.1% German.

The religious makeup of Wrights Creek is 27.6% No religion, 23.3% Anglican, 22.5% Catholic, 6.9% Uniting Church, 5.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.6% Baptist, 2.9% Islam, 2.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.2% Jehovah's Witnesses, 2.2% Christian, nfd.

53.6% of people are married, 30.2% have never married and 10.8% are divorced and 3.2% are separated. There are 5 widowed people living in Wrights Creek.

62.6% of the people living in Wrights Creek 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. Wrights Creek has an unemployment rate of 1.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Wrights Creek are 21.5% Managers, 19.5% Technicians & trades workers, 14.1% Labourers, 12.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.1% Community & personal service workers, 8.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.1% Professionals, 4.0% Sales workers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Wrights Creek work in are 20.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 17.3% Construction, 11.5% Health care and social assistance, 7.7% Retail trade, 5.8% Administrative and support services, 5.8% Public administration and safety, 5.8% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.5% Education and training, 3.8% Professional, scientific and technical services.

36.0% of homes are fully owned, and 30.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 29.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $613 per week and the median household income is $1089 per week.

The median rent in Wrights Creek is $125 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1885 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Wrights Creek postcode 4869