Burketown Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Burketown (4830) is a suburb of Northern, Far North, Queensland. It is about 1754 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Burketown is in the federal electorate of Kennedy.

In the 2011 census the population of Burketown was 201 and is comprised of approximately 47.8% females and 52.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Burketown is 33 years of age.

80.1% of people living in the suburb of Burketown were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.5% England.

77.8% of people living in Burketown speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 20.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Filipino .

The religious makeup of Burketown is 28.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 20.3% Anglican, 16.8% No religion, 13.9% Catholic, 4.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 4.0% Uniting Church, 3.5% Christian, nfd, 3.5% Baptist, 2.5% Jehovah's Witnesses, 1.5% Other Religious Groups.

24.7% of people are married, 53.2% have never married and 14.3% are divorced and 3.9% are separated. There are 6 widowed people living in Burketown.

58.5% of the people living in Burketown over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 23.4% are working on a part time basis. Burketown has an unemployment rate of 0.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Burketown are 19.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 19.1% Professionals, 17.0% Managers, 11.7% Labourers, 10.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.6% Technicians & trades workers, 9.6% Community & personal service workers, 3.2% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Burketown work in are 37.1% Public administration and safety, 15.5% Retail trade, 9.3% Construction, 7.2% Education and training, 6.2% Mining, 6.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.2% Health care and social assistance, 3.1% Administrative and support services, 3.1% Accommodation and food services.

21.7% of homes are fully owned, and 6.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 71.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $717 per week and the median household income is $1208 per week.

The median rent in Burketown is $90 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $0 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Burketown postcode 4830