Normanton Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Normanton (4890) is a suburb of Northern, Far North, Queensland. It is about 1639 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Normanton is in the federal electorate of Kennedy.

In the 2011 census the population of Normanton was 1,468 and is comprised of approximately 49.1% females and 50.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Normanton is 32 years of age.

78.7% of people living in the suburb of Normanton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.0% Philippines, 1.0% New Zealand, 1.0% England, 0.3% India, 0.3% Denmark, 0.3% Germany.

81.1% of people living in Normanton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 16.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Filipino , 0.5% Other, 0.5% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.4% Italian, 0.4% Tagalog, 0.2% French.

The religious makeup of Normanton is 23.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 19.5% Anglican, 18.4% Catholic, 13.2% No religion, 6.3% Pentecostal, 4.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 4.3% Uniting Church, 3.5% Churches of Christ, 2.4% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Lutheran.

32.1% of people are married, 52.1% have never married and 7.1% are divorced and 5.2% are separated. There are 40 widowed people living in Normanton.

72.6% of the people living in Normanton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 13.7% are working on a part time basis. Normanton has an unemployment rate of 5.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Normanton are 26.9% Labourers, 14.8% Managers, 12.6% Technicians & trades workers, 10.5% Professionals, 10.2% Community & personal service workers, 9.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 3.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 2.6% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Normanton work in are 30.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 11.7% Public administration and safety, 11.2% Health care and social assistance, 8.3% Education and training, 6.0% Retail trade, 4.8% Mining, 4.1% Accommodation and food services, 4.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.1% Construction.

18.6% of homes are fully owned, and 11.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 60.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $604 per week and the median household income is $1107 per week.

The median rent in Normanton is $110 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $953 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Normanton postcode 4890