Saibai Island Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Saibai Island (4875) is a suburb of Northern, Far North, Queensland. It is about 2203 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Saibai Island is in the federal electorate of Leichhardt.

In the 2011 census the population of Saibai Island was 480 and is comprised of approximately 46.9% females and 53.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Saibai Island is 18 years of age.

98.1% of people living in the suburb of Saibai Island were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth wer.

42.0% of people living in Saibai Island speak Australian Indigenous Languages . The other top languages spoken are 40.3% Other, 13.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.0% English only.

The religious makeup of Saibai Island is 59.3% Anglican, 12.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.8% Uniting Church, 4.0% Other Christian, 2.7% Pentecostal, 2.5% Catholic, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 2.1% No religion, 1.9% Other religious affiliation , 1.7% Other Protestant.

21.2% of people are married, 74.6% have never married and 2.1% are divorced and 0.0% are separated. There are 6 widowed people living in Saibai Island.

38.9% of the people living in Saibai Island over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.5% are working on a part time basis. Saibai Island has an unemployment rate of 15.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Saibai Island are 34.6% Labourers, 20.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 15.4% Community & personal service workers, 8.7% Technicians & trades workers, 6.7% Managers, 5.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 5.8% Professionals, 2.9% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Saibai Island work in are 35.3% Public administration and safety, 18.6% Education and training, 14.7% Health care and social assistance, 13.7% Inadequately described/Not stated, 10.8% Other services, 3.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 2.9% Administrative and support services.

0.0% of homes are fully owned, and 0.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 89.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $279 per week and the median household income is $711 per week.

The median rent in Saibai Island is $60 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $0 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Saibai Island postcode 4875