Milton Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Milton (4064) is a suburb of Brisbane, Western Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 2 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Milton is in the federal electorate of Brisbane.

In the 2011 census the population of Milton was 1,987 and is comprised of approximately 50.0% females and 50.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Milton is 30 years of age.

63.4% of people living in the suburb of Milton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.7% England, 3.6% New Zealand, 1.6% Ireland, 1.5% India, 1.5% South Africa, 1.3% United States of America, 1.3% Scotland, 1.2% Colombia, 1.1% China , 1.0% Nepal, 1.0% Canada, 0.9% Indonesia, 0.9% Papua New Guinea, 0.9% Malaysia.

79.5% of people living in Milton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.1% Spanish, 1.7% Mandarin, 1.4% Other, 1.1% Italian, 1.0% Other, 0.9% Indonesian, 0.7% French, 0.7% Portuguese.

The religious makeup of Milton is 33.1% No religion, 27.7% Catholic, 13.1% Anglican, 6.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.1% Uniting Church, 2.1% Hinduism, 2.1% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Buddhism, 1.7% Other religious affiliation .

31.5% of people are married, 56.1% have never married and 6.8% are divorced and 2.7% are separated. There are 48 widowed people living in Milton.

65.3% of the people living in Milton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 24.9% are working on a part time basis. Milton has an unemployment rate of 4.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Milton are 39.4% Professionals, 14.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.4% Managers, 9.3% Technicians & trades workers, 7.9% Community & personal service workers, 7.8% Sales workers, 4.0% Labourers, 2.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Milton work in are 18.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.4% Health care and social assistance, 9.1% Education and training, 8.7% Accommodation and food services, 6.5% Retail trade, 6.3% Construction, 5.4% Public administration and safety, 4.9% Financial and insurance services, 4.6% Administrative and support services.

13.7% of homes are fully owned, and 21.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 63.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $876 per week and the median household income is $1798 per week.

The median rent in Milton is $360 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2400 per month.

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