Sheldon Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Sheldon (4157) is a suburb of Brisbane, Eastern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 21 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Sheldon is in the federal electorate of Bowman.

In the 2011 census the population of Sheldon was 1,690 and is comprised of approximately 49.5% females and 50.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Sheldon is 42 years of age.

80.5% of people living in the suburb of Sheldon were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.9% England, 2.6% New Zealand, 1.0% South Africa, 0.8% Scotland, 0.6% Zimbabwe, 0.5% India, 0.5% Sri Lanka, 0.5% Papua New Guinea, 0.4% Germany, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Singapore, 0.3% Wales, 0.2% Colombia, 0.2% Chile.

94.6% of people living in Sheldon speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% German, 0.6% Spanish, 0.5% Greek, 0.4% Italian, 0.3% Filipino , 0.3% Serbian, 0.2% Other, 0.2% French.

The religious makeup of Sheldon is 23.8% Anglican, 22.3% Catholic, 19.8% No religion, 7.4% Uniting Church, 6.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.7% Baptist, 3.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.3% Christian, nfd, 2.0% Pentecostal, 1.9% Lutheran.

62.9% of people are married, 26.1% have never married and 6.5% are divorced and 2.1% are separated. There are 32 widowed people living in Sheldon.

58.6% of the people living in Sheldon over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.1% are working on a part time basis. Sheldon has an unemployment rate of 4.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Sheldon are 22.1% Professionals, 17.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.9% Technicians & trades workers, 14.3% Managers, 8.1% Sales workers, 7.8% Labourers, 7.6% Community & personal service workers, 5.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Sheldon work in are 12.1% Health care and social assistance, 10.7% Manufacturing, 10.6% Retail trade, 10.6% Construction, 8.8% Education and training, 8.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.9% Public administration and safety, 5.4% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.2% Other services.

47.2% of homes are fully owned, and 43.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 7.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $676 per week and the median household income is $1891 per week.

The median rent in Sheldon is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2400 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Sheldon postcode 4157