South Brisbane

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 48,915 people in South Brisbane of these 51.3% were male and 48.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

The median age of people in South Brisbane was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 10.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.8% of the population.

Of people in South Brisbane aged 15 years and over, 30.8% were married and 11.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in South Brisbane was 45 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In South Brisbane, of people aged 15 years and over, 30.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in South Brisbane was 45 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 31 years.

In South Brisbane 34.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 11.3% were in primary school, 10.4% in secondary school and 44.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in South Brisbane were English 21.6%, Australian 17.8%, Irish 10.0%, Scottish 7.3% and German 3.9%.

In South Brisbane, 56.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.7%, England 3.5%, India 2.6%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.6% and Vietnam 1.4%.

In South Brisbane, 43.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 43.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in South Brisbane were No Religion 29.9%, Catholic 20.5%, Anglican 10.4%, Eastern Orthodox 4.8% and Buddhism 4.0%.

In South Brisbane 66.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 3.0%, Mandarin 2.5%, Vietnamese 1.6%, Cantonese 1.3% and Spanish 1.2%.

Employment

There were 29,184 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in South Brisbane. Of these 61.6% were employed full time, 27.3% were employed part-time and 6.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in South Brisbane, 10.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in South Brisbane was 35 years and for people who were employed part-time was 30 years.

The most common occupations in South Brisbane included Professionals 35.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.7%, Managers 12.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.2%, Sales Workers 8.0%, Labourers 6.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.8%.

Of the employed people in South Brisbane, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 6.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 6.3%, Tertiary Education 5.0%, Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 4.6% and State Government Administration 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in South Brisbane was $727.

In South Brisbane, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 39.3%, Bus 14.9%, Walked only 11.5%, Car, as passenger 4.8% and Bicycle 4.3%. On the day, 22.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 44.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In South Brisbane, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.0% provided care for children and 7.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in South Brisbane, 27.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in South Brisbane, 31.1% were couple families with children, 50.7% were couple families without children and 13.2% were one parent families.

In South Brisbane 21.1% of single parents were male and 78.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In South Brisbane, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,832 and those without children was $2,345.

Employment status of couple families

In South Brisbane, of couple families with children, 30.1% had both partners employed full-time, 5.6% had both employed part-time and 19.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In South Brisbane, 90.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in South Brisbane, 36.1% were separate houses, 7.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 56.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

In South Brisbane, of occupied private dwellings 16.0% had 1 bedroom, 39.7% had 2 bedrooms and 26.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in South Brisbane, 18.1% were owned outright, 21.0% were owned with a mortgage and 57.8% were rented.

Household composition

In South Brisbane, of all households, 51.4% were family households, 34.5% were single person households and 14.1% were group households.

In South Brisbane, 21.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 15.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In South Brisbane, 45.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 24.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 8.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In South Brisbane, there were 538 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 273 (or 50.7%) were male and 265 (or 49.3%) were female. The median age was 31 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In South Brisbane, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.2, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $983.

In South Brisbane, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $260 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.