Gumdale Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Gumdale (4154) is a suburb of Brisbane, Eastern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 13 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Gumdale is in the federal electorate of Bonner.

In the 2011 census the population of Gumdale was 950 and is comprised of approximately 48.5% females and 51.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Gumdale is 39 years of age.

82.7% of people living in the suburb of Gumdale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.5% New Zealand, 3.2% England, 1.1% United States of America, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.7% South Africa, 0.6% India, 0.6% Ireland, 0.5% China , 0.5% Germany, 0.5% Scotland, 0.4% Samoa, 0.4% Japan, 0.4% Italy, 0.4% Zimbabwe.

92.0% of people living in Gumdale speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Cantonese, 1.1% Italian, 0.9% Greek, 0.7% Other, 0.4% Samoan, 0.4% Japanese, 0.3% Hindi, 0.3% Other.

The religious makeup of Gumdale is 32.3% Catholic, 22.2% Anglican, 16.5% No religion, 5.7% Uniting Church, 4.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.2% Christian, nfd, 2.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.2% Pentecostal, 1.6% Eastern Orthodox, 1.3% Jehovah's Witnesses.

55.4% of people are married, 33.0% have never married and 5.5% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 20 widowed people living in Gumdale.

59.7% of the people living in Gumdale over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.9% are working on a part time basis. Gumdale has an unemployment rate of 3.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Gumdale are 23.7% Professionals, 19.6% Managers, 14.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.7% Technicians & trades workers, 10.4% Sales workers, 7.9% Labourers, 6.6% Community & personal service workers, 3.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 2.6% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Gumdale work in are 13.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.5% Education and training, 10.3% Health care and social assistance, 10.3% Construction, 8.8% Retail trade, 8.8% Manufacturing, 6.0% Public administration and safety, 6.0% Accommodation and food services, 5.1% Wholesale trade.

45.4% of homes are fully owned, and 39.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 13.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $707 per week and the median household income is $2230 per week.

The median rent in Gumdale is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2800 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Gumdale postcode 4154