Little Mountain Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Little Mountain (4551) is a suburb of South Eastern, Sunshine Coast, Queensland. It is about 76 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Little Mountain is in the federal electorate of Fisher.

In the 2011 census the population of Little Mountain was 9,045 and is comprised of approximately 51.6% females and 48.4% males.

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

73.9% of people living in the suburb of Little Mountain were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 9.1% England, 4.9% New Zealand, 0.9% Scotland, 0.7% South Africa, 0.5% Germany, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Canada, 0.3% Italy, 0.3% Philippines, 0.2% Switzerland.

92.9% of people living in Little Mountain speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% Other, 0.5% German, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% French, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Japanese, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Cantonese.

The religious makeup of Little Mountain is 23.8% Anglican, 22.1% No religion, 20.2% Catholic, 7.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.7% Uniting Church, 4.2% Christian, nfd, 3.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.9% Baptist, 2.1% Lutheran, 1.8% Pentecostal.

59.8% of people are married, 23.2% have never married and 8.2% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 413 widowed people living in Little Mountain.

54.2% of the people living in Little Mountain over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.1% are working on a part time basis. Little Mountain has an unemployment rate of 6.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Little Mountain are 17.4% Technicians & trades workers, 15.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.9% Professionals, 12.4% Sales workers, 11.3% Community & personal service workers, 10.6% Managers, 9.9% Labourers, 6.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Little Mountain work in are 13.9% Retail trade, 13.7% Health care and social assistance, 12.6% Construction, 7.2% Manufacturing, 7.0% Education and training, 6.8% Accommodation and food services, 5.6% Public administration and safety, 4.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.6% Other services.

35.6% of homes are fully owned, and 40.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 19.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $503 per week and the median household income is $1113 per week.

The median rent in Little Mountain is $380 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1983 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Little Mountain postcode 4551