Goomburra Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Goomburra (4362) is a suburb of Western, South Western, Queensland. It is about 110 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Goomburra is in the federal electorate of Maranoa.

In the 2011 census the population of Goomburra was 445 and is comprised of approximately 46.1% females and 53.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Goomburra is 45 years of age.

85.9% of people living in the suburb of Goomburra were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.9% New Zealand, 2.7% England, 2.2% Malaysia, 1.6% Japan, 0.9% Scotland, 0.7% United States of America.

93.7% of people living in Goomburra speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.8% Mandarin, 1.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Japanese.

The religious makeup of Goomburra is 26.5% Catholic, 18.0% Anglican, 13.8% No religion, 11.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 10.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.0% Uniting Church, 4.7% Christian, nfd, 2.4% Lutheran, 1.8% Baptist, 1.3% Seventh-day Adventist.

65.0% of people are married, 19.1% have never married and 7.7% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 19 widowed people living in Goomburra.

63.3% of the people living in Goomburra over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.4% are working on a part time basis. Goomburra has an unemployment rate of 2.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Goomburra are 40.1% Managers, 12.8% Technicians & trades workers, 12.3% Professionals, 12.3% Labourers, 8.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 5.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 4.4% Sales workers, 4.0% Community & personal service workers.

The main industries people from Goomburra work in are 38.3% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 8.8% Construction, 8.4% Manufacturing, 6.6% Education and training, 6.2% Retail trade, 5.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.8% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.4% Public administration and safety, 4.0% Health care and social assistance.

49.1% of homes are fully owned, and 30.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $436 per week and the median household income is $807 per week.

The median rent in Goomburra is $160 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Goomburra postcode 4362