Smithfield

Smithfield (4878) is a suburb of Northern, Queensland. It is about 1402 kms from QLD\'s capital city of Brisbane. The population of Smithfield is 3,074 and is comprised of 49.4% males and 50.6% females.

The median/average age of the Smithfield population is 35 years of age, 2 years below the Australian average.

The country of birth of people living in Smithfield is 73.1% Australia, 4.5% England, 4% New Zealand, 1.2% Papua New Guinea, 1% Germany, 0.9% Scotland.

86% of people speak English as their first language, 1% speak Dutch, 1% speak German, 0.7% speak Japanese, 0.7% speak French, 0.6% speak Italian.

The religious make up of Smithfield is 26.8% Catholic, 24.4% No Religion, 17.7% Anglican, 5.6% Uniting Church, 3.5% Presbyterian and Reformed.

45.7% of people are married, 36% have never married and 14.4% are separated or divorced. There are 96 widowed people living in Smithfield.

60.8% of the people living in Smithfield are employed full time, while 28.8% are employed on a part time basis. Smithfield has a below average unemployment rate of 4.1% and 593 people are not part of the labour force.

The average individual income is $514.00 per week and the average household income is $1111.00 per week.

The average rent in Smithfield is $250 per week and the average mortgage repayment is $1297 per month. 27.3% are fully owned, and 39.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 26% of homes are rented.