Lissner Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Lissner (4820) is a suburb of Northern, Townsville, Queensland. It is about 1072 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Lissner is in the federal electorate of Kennedy.

In the 2011 census the population of Lissner was 1,948 and is comprised of approximately 53.1% females and 46.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Lissner is 38 years of age.

84.9% of people living in the suburb of Lissner were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.7% New Zealand, 1.1% England, 1.1% Philippines, 1.0% Papua New Guinea, 0.6% Vietnam, 0.3% Pakistan, 0.3% Inadequately described, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Germany, 0.2% United States of America, 0.2% Scotland.

89.4% of people living in Lissner speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Vietnamese, 0.7% Other, 0.6% Tagalog, 0.2% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.2% Cantonese, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Other , 0.2% Filipino .

The religious makeup of Lissner is 24.4% Catholic, 19.8% No religion, 15.6% Anglican, 13.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 11.9% Uniting Church, 3.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.2% Christian, nfd, 1.5% Lutheran, 1.3% Salvation Army, 1.3% Buddhism.

39.1% of people are married, 39.1% have never married and 9.5% are divorced and 4.5% are separated. There are 121 widowed people living in Lissner.

58.7% of the people living in Lissner over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.1% are working on a part time basis. Lissner has an unemployment rate of 8.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Lissner are 14.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 14.6% Technicians & trades workers, 14.4% Professionals, 13.9% Labourers, 11.9% Community & personal service workers, 10.0% Sales workers, 8.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.7% Managers, 2.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Lissner work in are 13.4% Health care and social assistance, 12.8% Retail trade, 12.8% Mining, 12.7% Education and training, 8.1% Accommodation and food services, 7.6% Public administration and safety, 5.4% Construction, 5.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.1% Other services.

32.2% of homes are fully owned, and 22.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 40.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $439 per week and the median household income is $845 per week.

The median rent in Lissner is $170 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1300 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Lissner postcode 4820