Douglas Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Douglas (4354) is a suburb of Northern, Townsville, Queensland. It is about 112 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Douglas is in the federal electorates of Groom, Maranoa.

In the 2011 Census the population of Douglas is 7,184 and is comprised of 52.2% females and 47.8% males.

The median/average age of the Douglas population is 24 years of age, 13 years below the Australian average.

73.1% of people living in Douglas were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 3.1%, India 2.9%, New Zealand 2%, South Africa 1%, United States of America 1%.

80.3% of people speak English as their first language 1.8% Malayalam, 0.7% Sinhalese, 0.7% Hindi, 0.6% Italian, 0.6% Mandarin.

The religious make up of Douglas is 28.6% Catholic, 23.7% No Religion, 15.2% Anglican, 4.8% Uniting Church, 3% Presbyterian and Reformed.

36.3% of people are married, 56.2% have never married and 4.7% are divorced and 1.5% are separated. There are 79 widowed people living in Douglas.

56.6% of the people living in Douglas are employed full time, 29% are working on a part time basis. Douglas has an unemployment rate of 7.1%.

The main occupations of people from Douglas are Professionals 27.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 16%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.2%, Sales Workers 11.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.7%, Managers 8.7%, Labourers 6.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.4%.

The median individual income is $560.00 per week and the median household income is $1798.00 per week.

14.1% of homes are fully owned, and 32.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 52% of homes are rented.

The median rent in Douglas is $350 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Douglas postcode 4354