Molendinar Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Molendinar (4214) is a suburb of South Eastern, Gold Coast & Hinterland, Queensland. It is about 66 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Molendinar is in the federal electorate of Fadden.

In the 2011 census the population of Molendinar was 6,213 and is comprised of approximately 50.4% females and 49.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Molendinar is 35 years of age.

60.8% of people living in the suburb of Molendinar were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 8.9% New Zealand, 4.1% England, 2.3% China , 1.9% Korea, Republic of , 1.1% Philippines, 0.9% India, 0.9% Taiwan, 0.8% South Africa, 0.8% Bosnia and Herzegovina, 0.7% Japan, 0.7% Germany, 0.5% Hong Kong , 0.5% Malaysia, 0.4% Sri Lanka.

75.8% of people living in Molendinar speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.7% Mandarin, 2.4% Korean, 1.9% Other, 1.4% Cantonese, 1.0% Japanese, 0.9% Croatian, 0.8% Tagalog, 0.5% German.

The religious makeup of Molendinar is 26.2% Catholic, 21.5% No religion, 16.7% Anglican, 8.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.3% Uniting Church, 3.6% Christian, nfd, 3.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.7% Buddhism, 1.7% Lutheran, 1.6% Hinduism.

46.3% of people are married, 37.5% have never married and 9.6% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 186 widowed people living in Molendinar.

55.5% of the people living in Molendinar over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.4% are working on a part time basis. Molendinar has an unemployment rate of 8.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Molendinar are 17.1% Professionals, 15.6% Technicians & trades workers, 13.9% Sales workers, 13.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.7% Labourers, 10.7% Managers, 10.2% Community & personal service workers, 5.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Molendinar work in are 13.1% Retail trade, 12.1% Health care and social assistance, 10.8% Accommodation and food services, 10.4% Construction, 8.1% Manufacturing, 6.8% Education and training, 5.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.6% Other services, 4.3% Public administration and safety.

19.3% of homes are fully owned, and 41.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 36.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $517 per week and the median household income is $1278 per week.

The median rent in Molendinar is $350 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Molendinar postcode 4214