Population: 409

• Age
• Gender
• Income
• Religion
• Education
• Employment
• Location Map
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Age

The age group with the largest population in Drake is aged 0-19 year olds with 140 people making up 34% of the population. In 2006 when the ABS data was collected there were 0 people over the age of 100.

Age	Local	National
Aged 0-19:	34%	27%
Aged 20-39:	24%	28%
Aged 40-59:	33%	28%
Aged 60-79:	9%	14%
Aged 80-99:	0%	4%
Aged 100+:	0%	0%

Gender

Males outnumber females in Drake by 216 to 193 respectively.

Gender	Local	National
Male:	53%	49%
Female:	47%	51%

Income

There are 3 people who earn above $2,000 per week. This compares with 0 who say they lost money last year, and 23 who didn't make any money.

Income	Local	National
Negative:	0%	1%
$0:	8%	7%
$1-400:	78%	37%
$400-1,000:	12%	35%
$1,000-2,000:	1%	16%
$2,000+:	1%	4%

Religion

Most people in Drake on census day said that they were these religions: Not Stated (12%), Christianity (65%), No Religion (18%).

Religion	Local	National
Not Stated:	12%	11%
Buddhism:	1%	2%
Christianity:	65%	64%
Hinduism:	0%	1%
Islam:	1%	2%
Judaism:	0%	0%
Other:	3%	1%
No Religion:	18%	19%

Education

Schooling

There are 60 who completed Year 12, 88 who completed Year 10, and 0 who had no schooling. 17% of people finished Year 12, compared with the national average of 36%.

Education	Local	National
Year 12:	17%	36%
Year 11:	6%	8%
Year 10:	26%	19%
Year 9:	14%	6%
No School:	0%	1%

University

18 people in Drake have a bachelor degree equivalent or higher.

Education	Local	National
Postgraduate Degree:	0%	2%
Graduate Diploma and Certificate:	0%	1%
Bachelor Degree:	5%	9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma:	3%	6%
Certificate:	17%	13%

Employment

Industry

Employment is an important part of any suburb, particularly when choosing a suburb to invest in. Most people in this Drake work in the agriculture/fishing (21%), construction (10%), retail/trade (12%), health/community (16%) industries.

Industry	Local	National
Agriculture/Fishing:	21%	3%
Mining:	0%	1%
Manufacturing:	0%	11%
Electricity/Gas/Water:	0%	1%
Construction:	10%	8%
Wholesale/Trade:	5%	5%
Retail/Trade:	12%	15%
Accomm/Cafes/Restaurants:	3%	5%
Transport/Storage:	5%	5%
Communication Services:	5%	1%
Finance/Insurance:	0%	4%
Property/Business:	6%	11%
Govt/Admin/Defence:	7%	6%
Education:	3%	8%
Health/Community:	16%	11%
Cultural/Recreational:	3%	2%
Personal/Other:	3%	4%

Occupation

As far as positions within companies, this area is mainly occupied by people in the following positions: managers (20%), professionals (21%), clerical/admin (11%), labourers (28%).

Occupation	Local	National
Managers:	20%	13%
Professionals:	21%	20%
Technicians/Trade:	5%	15%
Community/Personal:	7%	9%
Clerical/Admin:	11%	15%
Sales:	5%	10%
Machinery/Drivers:	4%	7%
Labourers:	28%	11%

Status

Unemployment in this area is 14%. This is an important indicator in determing probable increases in property prices. You would expect this to be less than the national average of 3%.

Status	Local	National
Employed Full-Time:	11%	39%
Employed Part-Time:	19%	18%
Employed Away from Work:	3%	4%
Unemployed Looking for Full-Time:	9%	2%
Unemployed Looking for Part-Time:	5%	1%
Not in Labour:	53%	35%

Government

We see 11% of the population employed by the government. Government jobs tend to be more secure and is therefore a potentially safer area to live, if above the national average of 15%.

Government	Local	National
Commonwealth Govt:	3%	4%
State Govt:	4%	9%
Local Govt:	3%	2%
Private:	89%	85%

Hours of Work Per Week

Most people in this area work hours per week.

Hours	Local	National
0:	1%	2%
1-10:	1%	3%
11-20:	9%	4%
21-30:	3%	5%
31-40:	4%	17%
41-50:	2%	8%
51-60:	2%	3%
61-70:	0%	1%
71-80:	1%	1%
81+:	1%	0%

Travel to Work

How people travel to work can be a key factor in determining good spots to purchase property. In this area most people travel to work by: car as driver (30%), walked (45%), work at home (21%).

Travel	Local	National
Train:	0%	4%
Bus:	0%	3%
Ferry:	0%	0%
Tram:	0%	0%
Taxi:	0%	0%
Car as Driver:	30%	73%
Car as Passenger:	4%	7%
Walked:	45%	5%
Work at Home:	21%	6%

Indigenous

Travel	Local	National
Non-indigenous:	55%	92%
Aboriginal:	43%	2%
Not Stated:	2%	6%

Location Map

Other suburbs included in this postcode are as follows: Alice (22.96 km away), Banyabba (74.42 km away), Bean Creek (38.8 km away), Bingeebeebra Creek (39.82 km away), Bonalbo (30.22 km away), Bottle Creek (28.56 km away), Bulldog (17.98 km away), Bungawalbin (85.13 km away), Busbys Flat (41.88 km away), Cambridge Plateau (36.33 km away), Camira (61.54 km away), Capeen Creek (48.87 km away), Chatsworth (96.67 km away), Clearfield (57.44 km away), Coongbar (33.96 km away), Culmaran Creek (27.68 km away), Deep Creek (32.43 km away), Drake Village (2.41 km away), Duck Creek (28.17 km away), Ewingar (20.99 km away).