Menzies Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Menzies (4825) is a suburb of Western, Mt Isa & North Western, Queensland. It is about 1564 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Menzies is in the federal electorate of Kennedy.

In the 2011 census the population of Menzies was 965 and is comprised of approximately 46.2% females and 53.8% males.

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

64.1% of people living in the suburb of Menzies were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.9% New Zealand, 5.9% Philippines, 1.3% Papua New Guinea, 1.2% England, 1.1% South Africa, 1.0% India, 0.6% Kenya, 0.5% Thailand, 0.5% Sri Lanka, 0.5% China , 0.4% Colombia, 0.4% Germany, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.4% Switzerland.

73.7% of people living in Menzies speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 14.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.4% Other, 2.7% Filipino , 2.0% Tagalog, 0.5% Spanish, 0.4% Tamil, 0.3% Thai, 0.3% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.3% Dutch.

The religious makeup of Menzies is 25.7% Catholic, 23.3% No religion, 17.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 13.7% Anglican, 4.6% Christian, nfd, 4.2% Uniting Church, 2.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Pentecostal, 1.6% Baptist, 1.0% Eastern Orthodox.

32.4% of people are married, 51.9% have never married and 9.2% are divorced and 4.5% are separated. There are 16 widowed people living in Menzies.

74.5% of the people living in Menzies over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 12.6% are working on a part time basis. Menzies has an unemployment rate of 5.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Menzies are 24.4% Technicians & trades workers, 14.9% Professionals, 14.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 12.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.1% Labourers, 7.9% Community & personal service workers, 7.8% Sales workers, 6.0% Managers, 3.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Menzies work in are 29.3% Mining, 10.7% Health care and social assistance, 10.3% Retail trade, 6.4% Construction, 5.6% Accommodation and food services, 5.0% Public administration and safety, 4.7% Manufacturing, 4.1% Administrative and support services, 3.9% Other services.

13.4% of homes are fully owned, and 23.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 60.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $930 per week and the median household income is $1625 per week.

The median rent in Menzies is $253 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2100 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Menzies postcode 4825