Guanaba Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Guanaba (4210) is a suburb of South Eastern, Gold Coast & Hinterland, Queensland. It is about 57 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Guanaba is in the federal electorate of Wright.

In the 2011 census the population of Guanaba was 798 and is comprised of approximately 49.6% females and 50.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Guanaba is 43 years of age.

74.3% of people living in the suburb of Guanaba were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.7% England, 4.8% New Zealand, 1.6% Netherlands, 1.5% Germany, 1.1% Ireland, 0.9% Papua New Guinea, 0.6% Greece, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% Singapore, 0.5% South Africa, 0.5% Italy, 0.4% United States of America.

91.9% of people living in Guanaba speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Mandarin, 0.9% Dutch, 0.8% French, 0.8% Greek, 0.4% Italian, 0.4% Other, 0.4% Sinhalese, 0.4% Polish.

The religious makeup of Guanaba is 26.6% Anglican, 24.7% No religion, 20.6% Catholic, 8.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.4% Uniting Church, 3.6% Baptist, 3.4% Christian, nfd, 3.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.1% Other religious affiliation , 1.1% Other Religious Groups.

54.0% of people are married, 27.4% have never married and 11.5% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 28 widowed people living in Guanaba.

57.2% of the people living in Guanaba over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.3% are working on a part time basis. Guanaba has an unemployment rate of 8.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Guanaba are 19.1% Technicians & trades workers, 16.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 16.1% Managers, 14.1% Professionals, 9.4% Community & personal service workers, 8.4% Labourers, 7.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.9% Sales workers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Guanaba work in are 10.9% Construction, 10.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.7% Manufacturing, 8.4% Education and training, 7.9% Health care and social assistance, 6.4% Retail trade, 6.2% Other services, 5.7% Accommodation and food services, 5.0% Public administration and safety.

31.1% of homes are fully owned, and 53.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 13.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $604 per week and the median household income is $1401 per week.

The median rent in Guanaba is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2446 per month.

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