Ilkley Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Ilkley (4554) is a suburb of South Eastern, Sunshine Coast, Queensland. It is about 83 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Ilkley is in the federal electorate of Fisher.

In the 2011 census the population of Ilkley was 684 and is comprised of approximately 48.0% females and 52.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Ilkley is 40 years of age.

73.4% of people living in the suburb of Ilkley were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.8% England, 5.7% New Zealand, 2.2% Zimbabwe, 1.6% South Africa, 1.6% Switzerland, 1.3% United States of America, 0.9% Netherlands, 0.7% Korea, Republic of .

92.0% of people living in Ilkley speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Other, 0.9% German, 0.9% Spanish, 0.4% Thai, 0.4% Other, 0.4% Dutch.

The religious makeup of Ilkley is 32.7% No religion, 19.6% Anglican, 12.9% Catholic, 7.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.8% Uniting Church, 4.7% Christian, nfd, 4.5% Baptist, 3.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.1% Buddhism, 2.6% Pentecostal.

55.3% of people are married, 30.8% have never married and 9.0% are divorced and 2.6% are separated. There are 13 widowed people living in Ilkley.

51.1% of the people living in Ilkley over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 36.3% are working on a part time basis. Ilkley has an unemployment rate of 6.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Ilkley are 19.4% Professionals, 15.8% Technicians & trades workers, 12.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.0% Labourers, 11.7% Managers, 10.9% Sales workers, 8.8% Community & personal service workers, 6.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Ilkley work in are 18.9% Construction, 13.3% Education and training, 13.3% Retail trade, 10.3% Health care and social assistance, 6.5% Manufacturing, 6.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.2% Accommodation and food services, 5.3% Wholesale trade, 4.1% Other services.

36.6% of homes are fully owned, and 48.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 12.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $576 per week and the median household income is $1460 per week.

The median rent in Ilkley is $220 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1647 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Ilkley postcode 4554