Bloomfield Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Bloomfield (4895) is a suburb of Northern, Cairns, Queensland. It is about 1504 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Bloomfield is in the federal electorate of Leichhardt.

In the 2011 census the population of Bloomfield was 403 and is comprised of approximately 43.9% females and 56.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bloomfield is 47 years of age.

68.9% of people living in the suburb of Bloomfield were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.4% England, 4.7% New Zealand, 1.5% Germany, 1.2% Northern Ireland, 1.2% France, 1.2% Netherlands, 1.2% Singapore, 1.2% Philippines, 1.0% Sweden, 1.0% United States of America, 1.0% Ireland, 1.0% Switzerland.

87.3% of people living in Bloomfield speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.2% Australian Indigenous Languages , 1.7% German, 1.5% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Bloomfield is 37.0% No religion, 14.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 14.4% Catholic, 10.4% Anglican, 5.0% Lutheran, 4.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.7% Other religious affiliation , 2.5% Christian, nfd, 2.5% Uniting Church, 2.0% Other Religious Groups.

27.5% of people are married, 49.0% have never married and 13.4% are divorced and 5.7% are separated. There are 15 widowed people living in Bloomfield.

49.7% of the people living in Bloomfield over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.8% are working on a part time basis. Bloomfield has an unemployment rate of 17.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Bloomfield are 18.5% Managers, 17.1% Community & personal service workers, 17.1% Technicians & trades workers, 13.0% Labourers, 11.6% Professionals, 9.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 4.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 2.1% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Bloomfield work in are 15.7% Accommodation and food services, 14.4% Health care and social assistance, 13.7% Education and training, 13.1% Public administration and safety, 9.8% Construction, 7.8% Retail trade, 5.9% Arts and recreation services, 5.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 5.9% Inadequately described/Not stated.

53.6% of homes are fully owned, and 18.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 20.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $357 per week and the median household income is $506 per week.

The median rent in Bloomfield is $37 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1042 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Bloomfield postcode 4895