Goombungee Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Goombungee (4354) is a suburb of Northern, Townsville, Queensland. It is about 118 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Goombungee is in the federal electorate of Groom.

In the 2011 census the population of Goombungee was 1,032 and is comprised of approximately 50.3% females and 49.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Goombungee is 39 years of age.

87.5% of people living in the suburb of Goombungee were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.1% England, 1.6% New Zealand, 0.8% Canada, 0.6% Germany.

93.3% of people living in Goombungee speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% Italian, 0.3% German.

The religious makeup of Goombungee is 20.1% Catholic, 19.7% Anglican, 16.1% No religion, 13.2% Lutheran, 9.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.8% Uniting Church, 4.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Baptist, 1.5% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Other Protestant.

51.1% of people are married, 28.1% have never married and 12.0% are divorced and 3.5% are separated. There are 42 widowed people living in Goombungee.

61.9% of the people living in Goombungee over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.2% are working on a part time basis. Goombungee has an unemployment rate of 3.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Goombungee are 19.7% Technicians & trades workers, 17.8% Labourers, 13.4% Managers, 11.0% Professionals, 10.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.7% Community & personal service workers, 7.5% Sales workers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Goombungee work in are 15.0% Manufacturing, 10.8% Construction, 9.9% Health care and social assistance, 9.4% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 8.9% Public administration and safety, 8.0% Retail trade, 7.5% Education and training, 5.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.4% Wholesale trade.

37.4% of homes are fully owned, and 37.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 23.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $464 per week and the median household income is $943 per week.

The median rent in Goombungee is $195 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1257 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Goombungee postcode 4354