Beaudesert Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Beaudesert (4285) is a suburb of South Eastern, Gold Coast & Hinterland, Queensland. It is about 58 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane.

In the 2011 Census the population of Beaudesert is 5,999 and is comprised of 48% males and 52% females.

The median/average age of the Beaudesert population is 39 years of age, 2 years above the Australian average.

85.2% of people living in Beaudesert were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 3.1%, England 2.6%, Scotland 0.4%, Netherlands 0.4%, Germany 0.3%.

93.6% of people speak English as their first language 0.2% Samoan, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Korean, 0.1% Filipino, 0.1% Indonesian.

The religious make up of Beaudesert is 24.7% Anglican, 23.8% Catholic, 17.7% No Religion, 10.6% Uniting Church, 2.8% Baptist.

43.8% of people are married, 33.2% have never married and 10.4% are separated or divorced. There are 379 widowed people living in Beaudesert.

55.3% of the people living in Beaudesert are employed full time, 29.4% are working on a part time basis. Beaudesert has an unemployment rate of 8.3%.

The main occupations of people from Beaudesert are Labourers 16.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.8%, Professionals 10.7%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.4%, Managers 9.4%, Sales Workers 9.4%.

The median individual income is $437.00 per week and the median household income is $853.00 per week.

30.1% of homes are fully owned, and 22.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 43.5% of homes are rented.

The median rent in Beaudesert is $260 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.