Wilsons Pocket Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Wilsons Pocket (4570) is a suburb of South Eastern, Sunshine Coast, Queensland. It is about 151 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Wilsons Pocket is in the federal electorate of Wide Bay.

In the 2011 census the population of Wilsons Pocket was 204 and is comprised of approximately 45.1% females and 54.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Wilsons Pocket is 36 years of age.

84.5% of people living in the suburb of Wilsons Pocket were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.9% Solomon Islands, 2.9% England, 1.9% Indonesia, 1.9% New Zealand, 1.9% Germany.

95.1% of people living in Wilsons Pocket speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Bengali.

The religious makeup of Wilsons Pocket is 27.1% No religion, 19.2% Anglican, 17.7% Catholic, 8.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 7.9% Uniting Church, 5.9% Christian, nfd, 4.9% Pentecostal, 4.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.9% Baptist.

54.5% of people are married, 31.2% have never married and 8.4% are divorced and 3.9% are separated. There are 3 widowed people living in Wilsons Pocket.

60.2% of the people living in Wilsons Pocket over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.1% are working on a part time basis. Wilsons Pocket has an unemployment rate of 6.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Wilsons Pocket are 22.7% Professionals, 19.3% Labourers, 17.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.9% Technicians & trades workers, 9.1% Managers, 8.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 4.5% Sales workers, 3.4% Community & personal service workers.

The main industries people from Wilsons Pocket work in are 25.3% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 13.8% Construction, 11.5% Education and training, 10.3% Health care and social assistance, 6.9% Administrative and support services, 5.7% Other services, 4.6% Inadequately described/Not stated, 4.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 3.4% Public administration and safety.

41.0% of homes are fully owned, and 41.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 13.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $441 per week and the median household income is $1224 per week.

The median rent in Wilsons Pocket is $260 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1105 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Wilsons Pocket postcode 4570