Diddillibah Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Diddillibah (4559) is a suburb of South Eastern, Sunshine Coast, Queensland. It is about 91 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Diddillibah is in the federal electorate of Fairfax.

In the 2011 census the population of Diddillibah was 1,157 and is comprised of approximately 49.6% females and 50.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Diddillibah is 45 years of age.

74.9% of people living in the suburb of Diddillibah were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.4% England, 5.2% New Zealand, 1.9% South Africa, 1.3% Scotland, 1.2% Germany, 1.2% Netherlands, 0.7% Wales, 0.7% India, 0.5% Mauritius, 0.4% Malta, 0.3% Japan, 0.3% China , 0.3% Vietnam, 0.3% Papua New Guinea.

92.0% of people living in Diddillibah speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.6% Other, 0.8% Dutch, 0.6% Punjabi, 0.5% Vietnamese, 0.4% German, 0.3% French, 0.3% Indonesian, 0.3% Japanese.

The religious makeup of Diddillibah is 22.2% No religion, 21.6% Catholic, 18.7% Anglican, 7.3% Uniting Church, 7.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.4% Christian, nfd, 4.4% Pentecostal, 3.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Lutheran, 2.2% Baptist.

55.8% of people are married, 25.2% have never married and 10.4% are divorced and 3.7% are separated. There are 46 widowed people living in Diddillibah.

49.4% of the people living in Diddillibah over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 36.5% are working on a part time basis. Diddillibah has an unemployment rate of 8.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Diddillibah are 19.0% Professionals, 16.6% Managers, 15.6% Technicians & trades workers, 13.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.7% Sales workers, 9.3% Community & personal service workers, 7.9% Labourers, 6.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Diddillibah work in are 15.4% Construction, 12.4% Health care and social assistance, 10.8% Retail trade, 9.8% Education and training, 7.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.9% Manufacturing, 6.9% Accommodation and food services, 4.9% Wholesale trade, 4.3% Public administration and safety.

45.7% of homes are fully owned, and 31.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 18.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $469 per week and the median household income is $950 per week.

The median rent in Diddillibah is $295 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

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