Wakerley, Queensland
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| Wakerley Brisbane, Queensland | |||||||||||||
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 Family in front of house made of kerosene tins at Wakerley, 1927 | |||||||||||||
| Population | 7,804 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4154 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 15 km (9 mi) from Brisbane GPO | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Brisbane | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Chatsworth | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Division of Bonner | ||||||||||||
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Wakerley is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 15 km east of the CBD. Wakerley was named after an early settler J W Wakerley.
Demographics
In the 2011 Census the population of Wakerley is 7,804, 50.9% female and 49.1% male.
The median/average age of the Wakerley population is 33 years of age, 4 years below the Australian average.
68.7% of people living in Wakerley were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.5%, New Zealand 6.3%, South Africa 4%, Scotland 1%, India 0.6%.
85.8% of people speak English as their first language 1.8% Afrikaans, 0.9% Greek, 0.7% Spanish, 0.6% Hindi, 0.6% Italian.
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Wakerley, Qld (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
External links
Coordinates: 27°29′S 153°10′E / 27.483°S 153.167°E
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