Kelvin Grove Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Kelvin Grove (4059) is a suburb of Brisbane, Northern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 3 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Kelvin Grove is in the federal electorate of Brisbane.

In the 2011 census the population of Kelvin Grove was 6,018 and is comprised of approximately 52.0% females and 48.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Kelvin Grove is 27 years of age.

60.8% of people living in the suburb of Kelvin Grove were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.6% China , 3.4% Saudi Arabia, 2.8% England, 2.3% India, 2.3% Malaysia, 2.3% New Zealand, 1.1% Korea, Republic of , 0.9% Hong Kong , 0.7% Italy, 0.7% Taiwan, 0.6% Scotland, 0.6% Papua New Guinea, 0.6% Vietnam, 0.6% South Africa.

69.4% of people living in Kelvin Grove speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.6% Arabic, 3.7% Mandarin, 2.6% Other, 1.8% Cantonese, 1.5% Other , 1.3% Other, 1.1% Korean, 1.1% Italian.

The religious makeup of Kelvin Grove is 32.9% No religion, 20.0% Catholic, 10.6% Anglican, 8.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.4% Islam, 3.4% Uniting Church, 3.0% Buddhism, 2.6% Hinduism, 1.9% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Presbyterian and Reformed.

29.8% of people are married, 60.5% have never married and 5.5% are divorced and 1.7% are separated. There are 128 widowed people living in Kelvin Grove.

55.1% of the people living in Kelvin Grove 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. Kelvin Grove has an unemployment rate of 8.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Kelvin Grove are 36.6% Professionals, 13.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.9% Community & personal service workers, 10.9% Managers, 10.2% Sales workers, 7.5% Technicians & trades workers, 5.9% Labourers, 2.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Kelvin Grove work in are 15.8% Health care and social assistance, 12.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 11.1% Education and training, 10.0% Accommodation and food services, 9.6% Retail trade, 7.4% Public administration and safety, 4.8% Construction, 3.6% Financial and insurance services, 3.5% Administrative and support services.

13.9% of homes are fully owned, and 23.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 60.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $571 per week and the median household income is $1360 per week.

The median rent in Kelvin Grove is $360 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2123 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Kelvin Grove postcode 4059