Ingham Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Ingham (4850) is a suburb of Northern, Cairns, Queensland. It is about 1206 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Ingham is in the federal electorate of Kennedy.

In the 2011 census the population of Ingham was 4,767 and is comprised of approximately 51.2% females and 48.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Ingham is 46 years of age.

82.3% of people living in the suburb of Ingham were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.0% Italy, 1.1% England, 0.7% Philippines, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Spain, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% Papua New Guinea, 0.2% Hungary, 0.2% United States of America, 0.2% Scotland, 0.2% Fiji, 0.1% India, 0.1% Malaysia.

83.9% of people living in Ingham speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 9.2% Italian, 3.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Other, 0.4% Spanish, 0.3% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.3% Filipino , 0.2% Cantonese, 0.2% Greek, 0.2% Tagalog.

The religious makeup of Ingham is 49.1% Catholic, 17.1% Anglican, 9.5% No religion, 8.3% Uniting Church, 6.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 1.8% Pentecostal, 1.6% Baptist, 1.4% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 0.9% Lutheran.

48.7% of people are married, 29.2% have never married and 7.7% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 455 widowed people living in Ingham.

59.1% of the people living in Ingham over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.7% are working on a part time basis. Ingham has an unemployment rate of 5.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Ingham are 18.5% Technicians & trades workers, 13.8% Labourers, 13.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.2% Professionals, 10.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.5% Sales workers, 10.1% Managers, 10.0% Community & personal service workers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Ingham work in are 13.9% Manufacturing, 13.8% Retail trade, 11.5% Health care and social assistance, 8.0% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 7.5% Accommodation and food services, 7.3% Construction, 6.8% Public administration and safety, 6.7% Education and training, 4.6% Other services.

44.0% of homes are fully owned, and 19.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 31.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $448 per week and the median household income is $803 per week.

The median rent in Ingham is $160 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1200 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Ingham postcode 4850