Nanum Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Nanum (4874) is a suburb of Northern, Far North, Queensland. It is about 2017 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane.

In the 2011 census the population of Nanum was 815 and is comprised of approximately 48.6% females and 51.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Nanum is 30 years of age.

81.1% of people living in the suburb of Nanum were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.2% Philippines, 2.1% New Zealand, 1.1% Thailand, 1.1% Zimbabwe, 0.6% Fiji, 0.6% England, 0.6% Scotland, 0.6% Papua New Guinea, 0.5% South Africa, 0.5% Germany.

81.5% of people living in Nanum speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.7% Other, 1.8% Filipino , 1.3% Australian Indigenous Languages , 1.0% Tagalog, 0.7% Thai, 0.7% Russian, 0.4% French, 0.4% German.

The religious makeup of Nanum is 24.0% Catholic, 23.1% No religion, 16.0% Anglican, 13.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.1% Uniting Church, 2.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.8% Christian, nfd, 2.7% Pentecostal, 1.7% Baptist, 1.2% Lutheran.

53.1% of people are married, 36.6% have never married and 5.3% are divorced and 4.3% are separated. There are 4 widowed people living in Nanum.

72.2% of the people living in Nanum over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 16.1% are working on a part time basis. Nanum has an unemployment rate of 2.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Nanum are 20.2% Technicians & trades workers, 19.1% Professionals, 17.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 12.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.0% Managers, 7.4% Community & personal service workers, 6.9% Labourers, 6.3% Sales workers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Nanum work in are 22.2% Mining, 14.6% Manufacturing, 10.8% Education and training, 8.9% Health care and social assistance, 7.6% Public administration and safety, 7.4% Retail trade, 5.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.5% Construction, 4.4% Accommodation and food services.

9.3% of homes are fully owned, and 16.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 69.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $1242 per week and the median household income is $2535 per week.

The median rent in Nanum is $185 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2100 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Nanum postcode 4874