Pallarenda Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Pallarenda (4810) is a suburb of Northern, Townsville, Queensland. It is about 1118 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Pallarenda is in the federal electorate of Herbert.

In the 2011 census the population of Pallarenda was 817 and is comprised of approximately 50.1% females and 49.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Pallarenda is 42 years of age.

73.8% of people living in the suburb of Pallarenda were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.4% England, 3.4% New Zealand, 0.9% Italy, 0.7% United States of America, 0.6% Austria, 0.6% Northern Ireland, 0.6% Zambia, 0.6% Denmark, 0.6% Papua New Guinea, 0.6% Canada, 0.5% Philippines, 0.5% Japan, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% Germany.

87.0% of people living in Pallarenda speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.0% Italian, 0.7% Sinhalese, 0.7% German, 0.6% Other, 0.5% Arabic, 0.4% Japanese, 0.4% French, 0.4% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Pallarenda is 27.2% No religion, 22.2% Catholic, 20.6% Anglican, 10.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.5% Uniting Church, 2.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.2% Baptist, 1.1% Christian, nfd, 1.1% Buddhism, 1.1% Lutheran.

51.6% of people are married, 31.2% have never married and 9.3% are divorced and 3.4% are separated. There are 30 widowed people living in Pallarenda.

63.7% of the people living in Pallarenda over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 23.2% are working on a part time basis. Pallarenda has an unemployment rate of 4.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Pallarenda are 32.5% Professionals, 15.5% Managers, 13.9% Technicians & trades workers, 12.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.7% Community & personal service workers, 4.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 4.4% Sales workers, 4.4% Labourers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Pallarenda work in are 15.4% Health care and social assistance, 13.5% Education and training, 11.2% Public administration and safety, 9.3% Construction, 9.3% Accommodation and food services, 6.8% Retail trade, 6.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.4% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.2% Manufacturing.

33.2% of homes are fully owned, and 33.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 30.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $810 per week and the median household income is $1689 per week.

The median rent in Pallarenda is $325 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Pallarenda postcode 4810