Dirranbandi Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Dirranbandi (4486) is a suburb of Western, South Western, Queensland. It is about 487 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Dirranbandi is in the federal electorate of Maranoa.

In the 2011 census the population of Dirranbandi was 711 and is comprised of approximately 44.2% females and 55.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Dirranbandi is 40 years of age.

87.5% of people living in the suburb of Dirranbandi were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.0% New Zealand, 1.8% South Africa, 0.7% China , 0.7% England, 0.6% Scotland, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.6% Papua New Guinea.

90.7% of people living in Dirranbandi speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.8% Other, 1.0% Mandarin, 0.8% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.4% Tagalog.

The religious makeup of Dirranbandi is 31.9% Catholic, 31.6% Anglican, 10.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.2% No religion, 6.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.9% Uniting Church, 1.5% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Lutheran, 1.0% Latter-day Saints, 0.8% Other Protestant.

50.6% of people are married, 34.9% have never married and 5.9% are divorced and 3.8% are separated. There are 26 widowed people living in Dirranbandi.

69.9% of the people living in Dirranbandi over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 17.7% are working on a part time basis. Dirranbandi has an unemployment rate of 4.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Dirranbandi are 33.5% Managers, 19.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 13.8% Labourers, 8.8% Professionals, 7.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.4% Community & personal service workers, 3.8% Technicians & trades workers, 3.2% Sales workers, 2.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Dirranbandi work in are 52.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 9.4% Education and training, 7.7% Health care and social assistance, 7.7% Inadequately described/Not stated, 5.0% Transport, postal and warehousing, 3.8% Retail trade, 2.9% Public administration and safety, 2.7% Accommodation and food services, 1.8% Administrative and support services.

34.5% of homes are fully owned, and 20.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 35.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $547 per week and the median household income is $1020 per week.

The median rent in Dirranbandi is $32 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1083 per month.

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