Macalister Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Macalister (4406) is a suburb of Western, South Western, Queensland. It is about 199 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Macalister is in the federal electorate of Maranoa.

In the 2011 census the population of Macalister was 463 and is comprised of approximately 46.0% females and 54.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Macalister is 34 years of age.

90.1% of people living in the suburb of Macalister were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.7% New Zealand, 1.3% England, 1.3% South Africa, 1.1% Philippines, 0.9% Ireland.

92.2% of people living in Macalister speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.3% Other , 1.3% Filipino , 0.6% Tagalog.

The religious makeup of Macalister is 26.3% Catholic, 18.3% Anglican, 10.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 9.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.8% Christian, nfd, 6.9% No religion, 6.9% Lutheran, 5.2% Baptist, 4.1% Uniting Church, 1.9% Pentecostal.

61.0% of people are married, 27.1% have never married and 4.3% are divorced and 2.6% are separated. There are 18 widowed people living in Macalister.

77.1% of the people living in Macalister over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 19.0% are working on a part time basis. Macalister has an unemployment rate of 0.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Macalister are 43.3% Managers, 12.7% Labourers, 11.5% Technicians & trades workers, 9.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.7% Professionals, 7.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.0% Community & personal service workers, 1.2% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Macalister work in are 56.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 5.9% Manufacturing, 4.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.7% Education and training, 4.7% Mining, 4.7% Retail trade, 3.6% Health care and social assistance, 3.6% Construction, 2.8% Wholesale trade.

24.7% of homes are fully owned, and 25.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 42.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $625 per week and the median household income is $1287 per week.

The median rent in Macalister is $75 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2100 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Macalister postcode 4406