Verrierdale Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Verrierdale (4562) is a suburb of South Eastern, Sunshine Coast, Queensland. It is about 110 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Verrierdale is in the federal electorate of Fairfax.

In the 2011 census the population of Verrierdale was 698 and is comprised of approximately 49.3% females and 50.7% males.

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

77.0% of people living in the suburb of Verrierdale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.7% England, 4.1% New Zealand, 1.1% Germany, 1.1% Belgium, 1.1% China , 0.9% Canada, 0.9% Kenya, 0.7% United States of America.

91.5% of people living in Verrierdale speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% Australian Indigenous Languages , 1.1% Dutch, 1.0% German, 0.6% French, 0.4% Other.

The religious makeup of Verrierdale is 37.5% No religion, 17.5% Anglican, 16.3% Catholic, 9.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.4% Uniting Church, 2.9% Christian, nfd, 2.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.9% Pentecostal, 1.4% Other religious affiliation , 1.3% Other Religious Groups.

53.8% of people are married, 29.0% have never married and 11.3% are divorced and 3.4% are separated. There are 14 widowed people living in Verrierdale.

49.7% of the people living in Verrierdale over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 37.3% are working on a part time basis. Verrierdale has an unemployment rate of 6.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Verrierdale are 21.7% Professionals, 16.1% Managers, 15.2% Technicians & trades workers, 13.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.9% Community & personal service workers, 9.0% Labourers, 6.5% Sales workers, 4.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 3.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Verrierdale work in are 16.5% Construction, 12.4% Health care and social assistance, 10.2% Retail trade, 8.1% Manufacturing, 7.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.5% Accommodation and food services, 5.6% Education and training, 5.6% Administrative and support services, 4.7% Wholesale trade.

39.3% of homes are fully owned, and 41.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 18.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $545 per week and the median household income is $1241 per week.

The median rent in Verrierdale is $310 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1400 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Verrierdale postcode 4562