Kawana Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Kawana (4701) is a suburb of Central Coast, Rockhampton, Queensland. It is about 525 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Kawana is in the federal electorate of Capricornia.

In the 2011 census the population of Kawana was 4,657 and is comprised of approximately 52.7% females and 47.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Kawana is 33 years of age.

82.9% of people living in the suburb of Kawana were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.3% Philippines, 1.2% New Zealand, 1.1% England, 1.0% Brazil, 0.6% India, 0.5% China , 0.5% Nepal, 0.4% Sri Lanka, 0.3% Korea, Republic of , 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.3% Vietnam, 0.3% Papua New Guinea, 0.2% Germany, 0.2% Burma .

86.9% of people living in Kawana speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Portuguese, 1.1% Other, 0.8% Other, 0.7% Tagalog, 0.4% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.4% Mandarin, 0.4% Vietnamese, 0.3% Sinhalese.

The religious makeup of Kawana is 23.9% Catholic, 19.5% No religion, 17.3% Anglican, 10.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.9% Uniting Church, 4.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 4.6% Christian, nfd, 2.7% Baptist, 2.2% Pentecostal, 1.2% Buddhism.

41.5% of people are married, 37.7% have never married and 8.9% are divorced and 3.5% are separated. There are 304 widowed people living in Kawana.

63.7% of the people living in Kawana 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. Kawana has an unemployment rate of 5.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Kawana are 19.5% Technicians & trades workers, 14.1% Professionals, 13.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.0% Labourers, 12.1% Community & personal service workers, 10.0% Sales workers, 8.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.8% Managers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Kawana work in are 13.1% Health care and social assistance, 12.1% Retail trade, 9.7% Education and training, 7.9% Manufacturing, 7.5% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.5% Construction, 7.3% Accommodation and food services, 6.5% Public administration and safety, 4.3% Other services.

22.8% of homes are fully owned, and 30.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 42.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $573 per week and the median household income is $1047 per week.

The median rent in Kawana is $230 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Kawana postcode 4701