St George Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

St George (4487) is a suburb of Western, South Western, Queensland. It is about 442 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. St George is in the federal electorate of Maranoa.

In the 2011 census the population of St George was 3,292 and is comprised of approximately 49.8% females and 50.2% males.

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

89.0% of people living in the suburb of St George were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 0.9% England, 0.8% New Zealand, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Germany, 0.2% Tonga, 0.2% Taiwan, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Papua New Guinea, 0.1% China , 0.1% United States of America, 0.1% Scotland.

93.0% of people living in St George speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Other, 0.2% Greek, 0.1% Mandarin, 0.1% Other, 0.1% Cantonese, 0.1% Other , 0.1% Other.

The religious makeup of St George is 30.9% Anglican, 30.1% Catholic, 10.5% No religion, 9.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.4% Uniting Church, 4.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.6% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.4% Lutheran, 0.5% Salvation Army.

52.3% of people are married, 32.9% have never married and 6.6% are divorced and 3.1% are separated. There are 121 widowed people living in St George.

65.8% of the people living in St George over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 23.8% are working on a part time basis. St George has an unemployment rate of 4.1%.

The main occupations of people living in St George are 20.7% Managers, 15.1% Labourers, 12.8% Technicians & trades workers, 12.5% Professionals, 10.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.5% Sales workers, 7.5% Community & personal service workers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from St George work in are 26.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 11.4% Retail trade, 10.0% Health care and social assistance, 7.5% Education and training, 7.3% Public administration and safety, 6.3% Construction, 4.4% Other services, 4.2% Accommodation and food services, 4.0% Wholesale trade.

30.3% of homes are fully owned, and 27.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 38.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $581 per week and the median household income is $1046 per week.

The median rent in St George is $150 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1300 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for St George postcode 4487