Coomera Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Coomera (4209) is a suburb of South Eastern, Gold Coast & Hinterland, Queensland. It is about 53 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Coomera is in the federal electorate of Fadden.

In the 2011 census the population of Coomera was 8,793 and is comprised of approximately 50.0% females and 50.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Coomera is 29 years of age.

64.2% of people living in the suburb of Coomera were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 10.8% New Zealand, 7.4% England, 2.9% South Africa, 0.8% Scotland, 0.6% United States of America, 0.5% Philippines, 0.4% Canada, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% Korea, Republic of , 0.3% Japan, 0.3% Malaysia, 0.2% India, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Indonesia.

86.8% of people living in Coomera speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.7% Other, 0.4% German, 0.4% Mandarin, 0.3% Japanese, 0.3% Korean, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.3% Croatian, 0.3% Italian.

The religious makeup of Coomera is 26.8% No religion, 22.0% Catholic, 21.1% Anglican, 9.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.8% Uniting Church, 3.7% Christian, nfd, 3.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Baptist, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.0% Lutheran.

50.5% of people are married, 36.4% have never married and 8.2% are divorced and 3.4% are separated. There are 91 widowed people living in Coomera.

62.3% of the people living in Coomera over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.3% are working on a part time basis. Coomera has an unemployment rate of 7.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Coomera are 16.3% Professionals, 16.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.7% Technicians & trades workers, 14.3% Managers, 12.1% Sales workers, 9.7% Community & personal service workers, 8.7% Labourers, 5.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Coomera work in are 12.3% Construction, 11.4% Retail trade, 11.0% Manufacturing, 8.8% Health care and social assistance, 7.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.3% Accommodation and food services, 5.8% Education and training, 4.8% Public administration and safety, 4.5% Wholesale trade.

8.2% of homes are fully owned, and 34.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 55.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $708 per week and the median household income is $1583 per week.

The median rent in Coomera is $370 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Coomera postcode 4209