St Lucia Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

St Lucia (4067) is a suburb of Brisbane, Southern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 4 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. St Lucia is in the federal electorate of Ryan.

In the 2011 census the population of St Lucia was 11,195 and is comprised of approximately 50.7% females and 49.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of St Lucia is 23 years of age.

52.4% of people living in the suburb of St Lucia were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.6% China , 4.9% Malaysia, 4.1% Singapore, 3.0% England, 1.9% Vietnam, 1.8% Indonesia, 1.5% New Zealand, 1.4% United States of America, 1.4% India, 1.3% Hong Kong , 1.3% South Africa, 0.9% Taiwan, 0.9% Canada, 0.8% Japan.

63.7% of people living in St Lucia speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 9.9% Mandarin, 5.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.9% Cantonese, 2.2% Other , 1.9% Vietnamese, 1.7% Other, 1.7% Indonesian, 1.0% Other, 0.9% Spanish.

The religious makeup of St Lucia is 32.2% No religion, 18.0% Catholic, 11.9% Anglican, 8.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.3% Buddhism, 5.3% Islam, 4.4% Uniting Church, 2.4% Christian, nfd, 2.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Hinduism.

26.7% of people are married, 67.0% have never married and 3.3% are divorced and 0.9% are separated. There are 209 widowed people living in St Lucia.

40.1% of the people living in St Lucia over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 40.0% are working on a part time basis. St Lucia has an unemployment rate of 14.0%.

The main occupations of people living in St Lucia are 42.5% Professionals, 13.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.2% Community & personal service workers, 11.0% Sales workers, 8.8% Managers, 5.3% Labourers, 4.2% Technicians & trades workers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 1.0% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from St Lucia work in are 20.2% Education and training, 14.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 11.7% Accommodation and food services, 11.4% Health care and social assistance, 10.2% Retail trade, 5.2% Public administration and safety, 3.2% Financial and insurance services, 3.0% Administrative and support services, 2.9% Manufacturing.

27.1% of homes are fully owned, and 14.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 55.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $332 per week and the median household income is $1315 per week.

The median rent in St Lucia is $400 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for St Lucia postcode 4067

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