Mount Lofty Demographics (QLD) Local Stats
Mount Lofty (4350) is a suburb of South Eastern, Toowoomba & South Eastern, Queensland. It is about 105 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Mount Lofty is in the federal electorate of Groom.
In the 2011 census the population of Mount Lofty was 3,846 and is comprised of approximately 53.1% females and 46.9% males.
The median/average age of the population of Mount Lofty is 41 years of age.
84.5% of people living in the suburb of Mount Lofty were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.9% England, 1.8% New Zealand, 1.2% South Africa, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.3% Scotland, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% Papua New Guinea, 0.3% United States of America, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Sudan, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% Fiji, 0.2% Malaysia, 0.2% India.
91.5% of people living in Mount Lofty speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.3% Other, 0.3% Spanish, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% French, 0.2% Arabic, 0.2% German, 0.2% Sinhalese, 0.2% Italian.
The religious makeup of Mount Lofty is 26.2% Catholic, 24.0% Anglican, 16.2% No religion, 6.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.3% Uniting Church, 4.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 4.4% Christian, nfd, 3.0% Lutheran, 1.6% Pentecostal, 1.4% Baptist.
53.6% of people are married, 27.9% have never married and 8.7% are divorced and 3.0% are separated. There are 208 widowed people living in Mount Lofty.
62.3% of the people living in Mount Lofty over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.2% are working on a part time basis. Mount Lofty has an unemployment rate of 3.7%.
The main occupations of people living in Mount Lofty are 31.8% Professionals, 13.8% Managers, 12.5% Technicians & trades workers, 12.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.8% Community & personal service workers, 8.7% Sales workers, 7.4% Labourers, 2.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.
The main industries people from Mount Lofty work in are 16.0% Education and training, 15.8% Health care and social assistance, 9.3% Retail trade, 7.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.7% Construction, 7.3% Public administration and safety, 6.5% Accommodation and food services, 4.6% Manufacturing, 3.8% Financial and insurance services.
39.1% of homes are fully owned, and 35.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 23.0% of homes are rented.
The median individual income is $668 per week and the median household income is $1386 per week.
The median rent in Mount Lofty is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.
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