Townview Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Townview (4825) is a suburb of Western, Mt Isa & North Western, Queensland. It is about 1562 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Townview is in the federal electorate of Kennedy.

In the 2011 census the population of Townview was 2,371 and is comprised of approximately 48.9% females and 51.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Townview is 29 years of age.

71.2% of people living in the suburb of Townview were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.9% New Zealand, 2.1% Philippines, 1.4% England, 0.9% South Africa, 0.6% Fiji, 0.5% Zimbabwe, 0.5% China , 0.4% Papua New Guinea, 0.4% Solomon Islands, 0.4% Scotland, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% India, 0.3% Italy, 0.3% Finland.

77.3% of people living in Townview speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 14.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.1% Other, 1.1% Filipino , 0.8% Tagalog, 0.5% Mandarin, 0.4% German, 0.4% Spanish, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Samoan.

The religious makeup of Townview is 26.3% Catholic, 20.5% No religion, 19.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 13.9% Anglican, 4.3% Uniting Church, 2.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Christian, nfd, 2.2% Baptist, 1.5% Lutheran, 1.2% Pentecostal.

38.3% of people are married, 46.2% have never married and 7.5% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 86 widowed people living in Townview.

72.1% of the people living in Townview over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 16.5% are working on a part time basis. Townview has an unemployment rate of 5.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Townview are 21.7% Technicians & trades workers, 18.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 15.8% Professionals, 11.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.0% Community & personal service workers, 8.2% Labourers, 8.1% Managers, 5.1% Sales workers, 1.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Townview work in are 31.4% Mining, 8.7% Education and training, 8.7% Health care and social assistance, 8.2% Retail trade, 7.2% Public administration and safety, 6.0% Accommodation and food services, 5.4% Construction, 4.5% Manufacturing, 3.1% Transport, postal and warehousing.

16.2% of homes are fully owned, and 31.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 49.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $853 per week and the median household income is $1974 per week.

The median rent in Townview is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2100 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Townview postcode 4825