Queenton Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Queenton (4820) is a suburb of Northern, Townsville, Queensland. It is about 1071 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Queenton is in the federal electorate of Kennedy.

In the 2011 census the population of Queenton was 1,702 and is comprised of approximately 50.1% females and 49.9% males.

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

84.4% of people living in the suburb of Queenton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.7% New Zealand, 0.7% England, 0.5% Papua New Guinea, 0.4% Germany, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% Kenya, 0.3% United States of America, 0.2% Thailand, 0.2% Scotland, 0.2% Canada.

88.7% of people living in Queenton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 9.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% Cantonese, 0.5% Other, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Greek.

The religious makeup of Queenton is 22.8% Catholic, 21.2% No religion, 18.2% Anglican, 13.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 12.2% Uniting Church, 3.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Baptist, 0.9% Pentecostal, 0.6% Other religious affiliation .

44.0% of people are married, 38.2% have never married and 8.6% are divorced and 3.4% are separated. There are 76 widowed people living in Queenton.

60.0% of the people living in Queenton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.7% are working on a part time basis. Queenton has an unemployment rate of 6.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Queenton are 20.0% Technicians & trades workers, 17.8% Labourers, 16.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.1% Community & personal service workers, 8.6% Sales workers, 8.5% Professionals, 6.9% Managers, 2.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Queenton work in are 12.9% Retail trade, 11.8% Education and training, 11.7% Health care and social assistance, 11.7% Mining, 9.4% Accommodation and food services, 8.5% Construction, 6.6% Public administration and safety, 5.8% Manufacturing, 4.9% Transport, postal and warehousing.

33.0% of homes are fully owned, and 26.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 35.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $474 per week and the median household income is $814 per week.

The median rent in Queenton is $195 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1213 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Queenton postcode 4820