Westbrook Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Westbrook (4350) is a suburb of South Eastern, Toowoomba & South Eastern, Queensland. It is about 118 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Westbrook is in the federal electorate of Groom.

In the 2011 census the population of Westbrook was 3,287 and is comprised of approximately 48.6% females and 51.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Westbrook is 32 years of age.

90.0% of people living in the suburb of Westbrook were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.4% New Zealand, 1.3% England, 0.5% Malaysia, 0.5% South Africa, 0.3% Papua New Guinea, 0.3% Pakistan, 0.3% Sri Lanka, 0.3% Sudan, 0.2% United States of America, 0.2% Samoa, American, 0.2% Germany, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% United Arab Emirates, 0.1% Vietnam.

92.4% of people living in Westbrook speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Other, 0.4% Mandarin, 0.3% Sinhalese, 0.2% Urdu, 0.2% Other, 0.1% Filipino , 0.1% German, 0.1% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Westbrook is 28.2% Catholic, 24.3% Anglican, 11.0% No religion, 8.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.4% Lutheran, 5.7% Uniting Church, 4.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.4% Christian, nfd, 2.0% Pentecostal, 1.8% Baptist.

65.1% of people are married, 25.3% have never married and 5.2% are divorced and 2.2% are separated. There are 52 widowed people living in Westbrook.

63.0% of the people living in Westbrook over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.9% are working on a part time basis. Westbrook has an unemployment rate of 2.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Westbrook are 19.1% Technicians & trades workers, 15.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.0% Professionals, 12.1% Managers, 11.0% Sales workers, 9.8% Labourers, 8.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.1% Community & personal service workers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Westbrook work in are 13.9% Retail trade, 12.3% Health care and social assistance, 10.2% Construction, 9.5% Manufacturing, 7.6% Education and training, 6.2% Other services, 6.0% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.1% Public administration and safety, 4.3% Wholesale trade.

21.7% of homes are fully owned, and 59.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 16.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $704 per week and the median household income is $1609 per week.

The median rent in Westbrook is $305 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1846 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Westbrook postcode 4350