Labrador Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Labrador (4215) is a suburb of South Eastern, Gold Coast & Hinterland, Queensland. It is about 64 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Labrador is in the federal electorate of Fadden.

In the 2011 census the population of Labrador was 16,402 and is comprised of approximately 51.9% females and 48.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Labrador is 39 years of age.

59.3% of people living in the suburb of Labrador were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 9.9% New Zealand, 4.7% England, 1.2% Philippines, 0.9% Bosnia and Herzegovina, 0.8% India, 0.8% China , 0.8% Scotland, 0.7% Germany, 0.7% Japan, 0.6% South Africa, 0.4% United States of America, 0.4% Thailand, 0.3% Italy, 0.3% Korea, Republic of .

77.4% of people living in Labrador speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.1% Other, 1.0% Japanese, 0.9% Mandarin, 0.7% Spanish, 0.6% Arabic, 0.5% Serbian, 0.5% German, 0.5% Tagalog.

The religious makeup of Labrador is 23.2% No religion, 21.9% Catholic, 17.6% Anglican, 11.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.3% Uniting Church, 3.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.8% Christian, nfd, 2.4% Islam, 1.8% Buddhism, 1.7% Eastern Orthodox.

32.5% of people are married, 41.0% have never married and 14.5% are divorced and 4.5% are separated. There are 1053 widowed people living in Labrador.

53.1% of the people living in Labrador over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.0% are working on a part time basis. Labrador has an unemployment rate of 10.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Labrador are 15.4% Professionals, 15.4% Technicians & trades workers, 13.5% Community & personal service workers, 13.0% Sales workers, 13.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.7% Labourers, 9.4% Managers, 5.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Labrador work in are 13.4% Health care and social assistance, 12.4% Retail trade, 11.6% Accommodation and food services, 9.5% Construction, 7.1% Manufacturing, 6.7% Education and training, 5.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.5% Administrative and support services, 4.3% Public administration and safety.

20.9% of homes are fully owned, and 25.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 49.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $494 per week and the median household income is $862 per week.

The median rent in Labrador is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Labrador postcode 4215