Carpendale Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Carpendale (4344) is a suburb of South Eastern, Toowoomba & South Eastern, Queensland. It is about 87 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Carpendale is in the federal electorate of Wright.

In the 2011 census the population of Carpendale was 321 and is comprised of approximately 51.7% females and 48.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Carpendale is 42 years of age.

88.5% of people living in the suburb of Carpendale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.8% England, 1.6% New Zealand, 1.6% Ireland, 1.6% Netherlands.

95.7% of people living in Carpendale speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Italian, 0.9% German.

The religious makeup of Carpendale is 22.7% Catholic, 14.0% Anglican, 13.0% Lutheran, 11.8% No religion, 7.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.9% Uniting Church, 5.0% Baptist, 4.0% Pentecostal, 3.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.8% Seventh-day Adventist.

62.5% of people are married, 26.1% have never married and 6.7% are divorced and 2.4% are separated. There are 6 widowed people living in Carpendale.

51.7% of the people living in Carpendale over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.0% are working on a part time basis. Carpendale has an unemployment rate of 8.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Carpendale are 18.9% Managers, 17.1% Technicians & trades workers, 15.9% Labourers, 14.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.1% Professionals, 7.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.3% Community & personal service workers, 7.3% Sales workers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Carpendale work in are 16.6% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 12.9% Manufacturing, 9.2% Retail trade, 8.0% Other services, 7.4% Health care and social assistance, 7.4% Construction, 5.5% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.3% Public administration and safety.

36.5% of homes are fully owned, and 44.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 13.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $464 per week and the median household income is $1111 per week.

The median rent in Carpendale is $0 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1374 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Carpendale postcode 4344