Kingaroy Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Kingaroy (4610) is a suburb of Western, South Western, Queensland. It is about 157 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Kingaroy is in the federal electorate of Maranoa.

In the 2011 census the population of Kingaroy was 9,523 and is comprised of approximately 51.7% females and 48.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Kingaroy is 35 years of age.

87.5% of people living in the suburb of Kingaroy were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.0% England, 1.8% New Zealand, 0.7% Philippines, 0.7% South Africa, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% Scotland, 0.3% Vietnam, 0.3% United States of America, 0.2% India, 0.2% Netherlands, 0.1% Tuvalu, 0.1% Sri Lanka, 0.1% Canada, 0.1% Thailand.

93.8% of people living in Kingaroy speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Other, 0.4% Vietnamese, 0.3% Filipino , 0.3% German, 0.1% Tagalog, 0.1% Other, 0.1% Sinhalese, 0.1% Japanese.

The religious makeup of Kingaroy is 20.1% No religion, 18.4% Anglican, 18.2% Catholic, 10.1% Uniting Church, 7.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.1% Lutheran, 4.2% Christian, nfd, 3.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.1% Baptist, 1.9% Pentecostal.

47.5% of people are married, 31.3% have never married and 9.2% are divorced and 4.0% are separated. There are 588 widowed people living in Kingaroy.

58.1% of the people living in Kingaroy over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.2% are working on a part time basis. Kingaroy has an unemployment rate of 6.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Kingaroy are 16.9% Labourers, 15.2% Technicians & trades workers, 14.6% Professionals, 12.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.9% Managers, 10.9% Sales workers, 10.5% Community & personal service workers, 7.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Kingaroy work in are 14.6% Retail trade, 13.2% Health care and social assistance, 12.0% Manufacturing, 8.8% Education and training, 6.9% Accommodation and food services, 6.4% Construction, 5.2% Electricity, gas, water and waste services, 4.8% Public administration and safety, 4.6% Mining.

30.4% of homes are fully owned, and 28.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 37.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $517 per week and the median household income is $950 per week.

The median rent in Kingaroy is $220 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Kingaroy postcode 4610