Whitfield (4870) is a suburb of Northern, Queensland. It is about 1394 kms from QLD\'s capital city of Brisbane. The population of Whitfield is 4,210 and is comprised of 47.8% males and 52.2% females.
The median/average age of the Whitfield population is 39 years of age, 2 years above the Australian average.
The country of birth of people living in Whitfield is 73.9% Australia, 5% England, 3.5% New Zealand, 1% Japan, 1% Papua New Guinea, 0.9% Germany.
87.4% of people speak English as their first language, 1.5% speak Japanese, 0.9% speak Italian, 0.8% speak German, 0.5% speak French, 0.3% speak Cantonese.
The religious make up of Whitfield is 25.7% Catholic, 24% No Religion, 18.3% Anglican, 5.7% Uniting Church, 4.8% Presbyterian and Reformed.
46.1% of people are married, 33.1% have never married and 13.7% are separated or divorced. There are 242 widowed people living in Whitfield.
62.8% of the people living in Whitfield are employed full time, while 27.6% are employed on a part time basis. Whitfield has a below average unemployment rate of 3.4% and 899 people are not part of the labour force.
The average individual income is $590.00 per week and the average household income is $1095.00 per week.
The average rent in Whitfield is $197 per week and the average mortgage repayment is $1300 per month. 31.3% are fully owned, and 32.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 28.7% of homes are rented.