Bingil Bay Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Bingil Bay (4852) is a suburb of Northern, Cairns, Queensland. It is about 1285 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Bingil Bay is in the federal electorate of Kennedy.

In the 2011 census the population of Bingil Bay was 369 and is comprised of approximately 48.2% females and 51.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bingil Bay is 41 years of age.

75.8% of people living in the suburb of Bingil Bay were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.2% New Zealand, 4.9% England, 3.3% India, 1.6% Finland, 1.4% Canada, 0.8% Austria, 0.8% Netherlands, 0.8% Ireland, 0.8% Germany.

86.2% of people living in Bingil Bay speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.4% Punjabi, 1.6% Dutch, 1.6% German, 0.8% Hindi, 0.8% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.8% Vietnamese, 0.8% French, 0.8% Other.

The religious makeup of Bingil Bay is 43.2% No religion, 14.9% Anglican, 14.7% Catholic, 9.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.0% Buddhism, 2.4% Other Religious Groups, 2.2% Uniting Church, 1.9% Lutheran, 1.6% Other Christian.

34.9% of people are married, 36.0% have never married and 17.0% are divorced and 8.0% are separated. There are 12 widowed people living in Bingil Bay.

46.8% of the people living in Bingil Bay over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 35.1% are working on a part time basis. Bingil Bay has an unemployment rate of 11.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Bingil Bay are 23.2% Labourers, 19.2% Technicians & trades workers, 15.2% Community & personal service workers, 9.9% Managers, 9.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.3% Professionals, 6.0% Sales workers, 6.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 4.0% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Bingil Bay work in are 20.0% Accommodation and food services, 14.7% Construction, 11.3% Health care and social assistance, 11.3% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 6.7% Retail trade, 6.0% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.7% Mining, 4.7% Inadequately described/Not stated, 4.0% Arts and recreation services.

29.7% of homes are fully owned, and 26.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 44.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $432 per week and the median household income is $740 per week.

The median rent in Bingil Bay is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1409 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Bingil Bay postcode 4852