Boreen Point Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Boreen Point (4565) is a suburb of South Eastern, Sunshine Coast, Queensland. It is about 131 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Boreen Point is in the federal electorate of Wide Bay.

In the 2011 census the population of Boreen Point was 264 and is comprised of approximately 52.7% females and 47.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Boreen Point is 55 years of age.

71.5% of people living in the suburb of Boreen Point were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 10.6% England, 7.2% New Zealand, 1.9% Thailand, 1.9% Papua New Guinea, 1.5% China , 1.5% Netherlands, 1.5% India.

93.2% of people living in Boreen Point speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% French, 1.1% Japanese, 1.1% Polish, 1.1% German.

The religious makeup of Boreen Point is 42.0% No religion, 19.3% Anglican, 10.2% Catholic, 9.5% Uniting Church, 8.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.5% Buddhism, 1.9% Christian, nfd, 1.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.5% Other Protestant, 1.1% Other religious affiliation .

43.9% of people are married, 23.5% have never married and 21.3% are divorced and 7.0% are separated. There are 10 widowed people living in Boreen Point.

41.3% of the people living in Boreen Point over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 38.0% are working on a part time basis. Boreen Point has an unemployment rate of 7.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Boreen Point are 25.2% Professionals, 17.1% Labourers, 15.3% Technicians & trades workers, 12.6% Community & personal service workers, 10.8% Sales workers, 10.8% Managers, 8.1% Clerical & administrative workers.

The main industries people from Boreen Point work in are 19.4% Health care and social assistance, 14.8% Accommodation and food services, 12.0% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.2% Retail trade, 9.3% Education and training, 6.5% Information media and telecommunications, 5.6% Rental, hiring and real estate services, 4.6% Public administration and safety, 4.6% Agriculture, forestry and fishing.

41.8% of homes are fully owned, and 25.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 32.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $383 per week and the median household income is $637 per week.

The median rent in Boreen Point is $275 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1300 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Boreen Point postcode 4565