Herberton Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Herberton (4887) is a suburb of Northern, Cairns, Queensland. It is about 1368 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Herberton is in the federal electorate of Kennedy.

In the 2011 census the population of Herberton was 934 and is comprised of approximately 53.0% females and 47.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Herberton is 43 years of age.

83.2% of people living in the suburb of Herberton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.6% England, 2.3% New Zealand, 1.0% Germany, 0.8% Netherlands, 0.5% Sweden, 0.5% France, 0.4% Hungary, 0.4% Austria, 0.4% Italy, 0.4% Papua New Guinea, 0.4% Thailand, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% Philippines.

88.5% of people living in Herberton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.2% Other, 1.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.0% German, 0.9% Dutch, 0.6% French, 0.4% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.3% Thai, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% Filipino .

The religious makeup of Herberton is 30.3% No religion, 20.1% Catholic, 17.6% Anglican, 7.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.7% Uniting Church, 3.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.9% Pentecostal, 2.2% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Other religious affiliation , 1.6% Jehovah's Witnesses.

38.1% of people are married, 36.3% have never married and 12.8% are divorced and 4.7% are separated. There are 59 widowed people living in Herberton.

48.8% of the people living in Herberton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.8% are working on a part time basis. Herberton has an unemployment rate of 10.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Herberton are 17.4% Technicians & trades workers, 16.7% Labourers, 15.4% Professionals, 12.5% Community & personal service workers, 10.2% Sales workers, 10.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.9% Managers, 1.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Herberton work in are 17.7% Health care and social assistance, 13.8% Retail trade, 12.1% Education and training, 9.8% Public administration and safety, 6.9% Construction, 5.9% Other services, 5.9% Accommodation and food services, 5.6% Manufacturing, 3.9% Transport, postal and warehousing.

46.8% of homes are fully owned, and 23.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $384 per week and the median household income is $748 per week.

The median rent in Herberton is $170 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1387 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Herberton postcode 4887