Woombye Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Woombye (4559) is a suburb of South Eastern, Sunshine Coast, Queensland. It is about 90 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Woombye is in the federal electorate of Fairfax.

In the 2011 census the population of Woombye was 2,775 and is comprised of approximately 51.2% females and 48.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Woombye is 39 years of age.

77.8% of people living in the suburb of Woombye were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.3% England, 3.3% New Zealand, 0.7% Zimbabwe, 0.7% South Africa, 0.6% Canada, 0.4% Scotland, 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% Indonesia, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Papua New Guinea, 0.2% Belgium, 0.2% Zambia, 0.2% China .

92.1% of people living in Woombye speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.0% Other, 0.5% French, 0.3% Dutch, 0.2% German, 0.1% Cantonese, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Filipino , 0.1% Korean.

The religious makeup of Woombye is 24.0% No religion, 17.5% Anglican, 14.8% Catholic, 9.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.8% Uniting Church, 5.2% Pentecostal, 5.2% Baptist, 4.9% Christian, nfd, 3.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.0% Brethren.

56.4% of people are married, 25.4% have never married and 11.0% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 85 widowed people living in Woombye.

53.5% of the people living in Woombye over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.8% are working on a part time basis. Woombye has an unemployment rate of 5.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Woombye are 17.4% Professionals, 14.6% Technicians & trades workers, 14.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.8% Labourers, 12.4% Managers, 10.6% Sales workers, 10.3% Community & personal service workers, 6.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Woombye work in are 15.6% Health care and social assistance, 12.3% Construction, 11.2% Retail trade, 8.8% Education and training, 8.1% Manufacturing, 5.5% Public administration and safety, 5.2% Wholesale trade, 4.5% Accommodation and food services, 4.3% Administrative and support services.

32.1% of homes are fully owned, and 43.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $522 per week and the median household income is $1096 per week.

The median rent in Woombye is $295 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Woombye postcode 4559