Nome Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Nome (4816) is a suburb of Northern, Townsville, Queensland. It is about 1093 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Nome is in the federal electorates of Dawson, Kennedy.

In the 2011 census the population of Nome was 992 and is comprised of approximately 47.1% females and 52.9% males.

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

82.2% of people living in the suburb of Nome were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.5% England, 2.8% New Zealand, 0.6% Trinidad and Tobago, 0.6% Germany, 0.5% Italy, 0.5% Indonesia, 0.5% Vietnam, 0.4% Wales, 0.4% United States of America, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.4% Papua New Guinea, 0.4% Singapore, 0.3% Netherlands.

90.6% of people living in Nome speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Vietnamese, 0.7% Italian, 0.7% German, 0.6% Other, 0.4% Thai.

The religious makeup of Nome is 25.6% Catholic, 24.5% Anglican, 18.5% No religion, 10.0% Uniting Church, 8.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Seventh-day Adventist, 1.0% Lutheran, 0.9% Salvation Army.

54.4% of people are married, 28.0% have never married and 10.9% are divorced and 3.5% are separated. There are 27 widowed people living in Nome.

61.9% of the people living in Nome over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.1% are working on a part time basis. Nome has an unemployment rate of 2.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Nome are 17.6% Technicians & trades workers, 14.5% Labourers, 14.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.6% Professionals, 12.8% Managers, 11.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.6% Sales workers, 5.7% Community & personal service workers, 3.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Nome work in are 12.5% Manufacturing, 11.9% Health care and social assistance, 10.3% Construction, 9.5% Retail trade, 8.8% Transport, postal and warehousing, 8.1% Public administration and safety, 7.0% Education and training, 4.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.4% Other services.

45.2% of homes are fully owned, and 42.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 8.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $635 per week and the median household income is $1356 per week.

The median rent in Nome is $240 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Nome postcode 4816