Sandy Ridges Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Sandy Ridges (4615) is a suburb of South Eastern, Sunshine Coast, Queensland. It is about 145 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Sandy Ridges is in the federal electorate of Maranoa.

In the 2006 Census the population of Sandy Ridges is 192 and is comprised of 50.8% males and 49.2% females.

The median/average age of the Sandy Ridges population is 50 years of age, 13 years above the Australian average.

The country of birth of people living in Sandy Ridges is 86.9% Australia, 2.6% England, 2.1% Netherlands, 1.6% China.

96.3% of people speak English as their first language.

The religious make up of Sandy Ridges is 22% Anglican, 18.8% Catholic, 12.6% No Religion, 11% Uniting Church, 7.9% Presbyterian and Reformed.

65% of people are married, 16.6% have never married and 10.4% are separated or divorced. There are 9 widowed people living in Sandy Ridges.

77.1% of the people living in Sandy Ridges are employed full time, while 14.5% are employed on a part time basis. Sandy Ridges has a below average unemployment rate of 3.6% and 74 people are not part of the labour force.

The average individual income is $317.00 per week and the average household income is $664.00 per week.

The average rent in Sandy Ridges is $0 per week and the average mortgage repayment is $888 per month. 51.2% are fully owned, and 22% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 17.1% of homes are rented.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Sandy Ridges postcode 4615