Wilsonton Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Wilsonton (4350) is a suburb of South Eastern, Toowoomba & South Eastern, Queensland. It is about 109 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Wilsonton is in the federal electorate of Groom.

In the 2011 census the population of Wilsonton was 5,986 and is comprised of approximately 52.5% females and 47.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Wilsonton is 38 years of age.

87.5% of people living in the suburb of Wilsonton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.8% England, 1.0% New Zealand, 0.7% Philippines, 0.3% Scotland, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% Fiji, 0.3% Germany, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Brazil, 0.2% China , 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Papua New Guinea, 0.1% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Thailand.

93.3% of people living in Wilsonton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Other, 0.4% Tagalog, 0.2% Filipino , 0.2% Portuguese, 0.2% Mandarin, 0.1% French, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Vietnamese.

The religious makeup of Wilsonton is 25.8% Catholic, 23.8% Anglican, 14.0% No religion, 8.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.6% Uniting Church, 6.5% Lutheran, 4.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.9% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.3% Baptist.

47.0% of people are married, 30.7% have never married and 11.0% are divorced and 3.7% are separated. There are 361 widowed people living in Wilsonton.

60.4% of the people living in Wilsonton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.1% are working on a part time basis. Wilsonton has an unemployment rate of 5.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Wilsonton are 18.8% Technicians & trades workers, 16.6% Labourers, 13.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.5% Sales workers, 10.5% Community & personal service workers, 10.5% Professionals, 10.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.6% Managers, 1.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Wilsonton work in are 14.9% Health care and social assistance, 12.9% Manufacturing, 12.7% Retail trade, 7.4% Construction, 6.5% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.3% Public administration and safety, 6.3% Education and training, 5.5% Accommodation and food services, 4.9% Wholesale trade.

35.0% of homes are fully owned, and 27.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 34.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $493 per week and the median household income is $864 per week.

The median rent in Wilsonton is $235 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1408 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Wilsonton postcode 4350

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