Taroom Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Taroom (4420) is a suburb of Western, South Western, Queensland. It is about 380 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Taroom is in the federal electorates of Flynn, Maranoa.

In the 2011 census the population of Taroom was 873 and is comprised of approximately 51.3% females and 48.7% males.

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

94.7% of people living in the suburb of Taroom were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 0.7% New Zealand, 0.3% England.

97.0% of people living in Taroom speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.3% Samoan.

The religious makeup of Taroom is 43.5% Anglican, 24.5% Catholic, 8.3% No religion, 8.1% Uniting Church, 4.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.4% Lutheran, 2.2% Christian, nfd, 0.5% Jehovah's Witnesses, 0.5% Salvation Army.

56.6% of people are married, 23.5% have never married and 6.7% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 72 widowed people living in Taroom.

64.5% of the people living in Taroom over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 24.2% are working on a part time basis. Taroom has an unemployment rate of 3.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Taroom are 31.8% Managers, 19.4% Labourers, 13.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.7% Professionals, 9.3% Technicians & trades workers, 6.6% Community & personal service workers, 5.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 3.1% Sales workers, 0.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Taroom work in are 32.1% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 12.6% Public administration and safety, 11.3% Health care and social assistance, 6.6% Education and training, 6.4% Retail trade, 6.0% Accommodation and food services, 5.8% Construction, 4.0% Transport, postal and warehousing, 3.1% Other services.

46.8% of homes are fully owned, and 20.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $491 per week and the median household income is $909 per week.

The median rent in Taroom is $103 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $780 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Taroom postcode 4420