Kooralbyn Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Kooralbyn (4285) is a suburb of South Eastern, Gold Coast & Hinterland, Queensland. It is about 71 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Kooralbyn is in the federal electorate of Wright.

In the 2011 census the population of Kooralbyn was 1,372 and is comprised of approximately 50.9% females and 49.1% males.

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

71.4% of people living in the suburb of Kooralbyn were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.6% England, 4.8% New Zealand, 1.2% Germany, 0.8% Isle of Man, 0.7% Wales, 0.7% China , 0.6% United States of America, 0.6% Papua New Guinea, 0.6% Philippines, 0.6% Scotland, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Malta, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Poland.

90.5% of people living in Kooralbyn speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% German, 0.7% Mandarin, 0.5% Italian, 0.5% Hungarian, 0.5% Other, 0.4% Japanese, 0.4% French, 0.2% Maltese.

The religious makeup of Kooralbyn is 23.7% Anglican, 23.7% No religion, 20.5% Catholic, 9.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.4% Uniting Church, 4.4% Christian, nfd, 3.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.5% Lutheran, 1.2% Baptist, 0.9% Buddhism.

48.6% of people are married, 26.8% have never married and 16.0% are divorced and 4.6% are separated. There are 44 widowed people living in Kooralbyn.

56.1% of the people living in Kooralbyn over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.3% are working on a part time basis. Kooralbyn has an unemployment rate of 9.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Kooralbyn are 18.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 16.4% Technicians & trades workers, 14.5% Professionals, 12.0% Labourers, 11.8% Community & personal service workers, 9.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.5% Managers, 7.9% Sales workers, 1.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Kooralbyn work in are 13.0% Manufacturing, 12.4% Health care and social assistance, 10.4% Construction, 9.7% Education and training, 9.5% Retail trade, 6.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.0% Public administration and safety, 5.6% Accommodation and food services, 5.6% Professional, scientific and technical services.

31.1% of homes are fully owned, and 43.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $399 per week and the median household income is $781 per week.

The median rent in Kooralbyn is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1560 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Kooralbyn postcode 4285