Upper Kedron Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Upper Kedron (4055) is a suburb of Brisbane, Outer Northern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 12 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Upper Kedron is in the federal electorate of Ryan.

In the 2011 census the population of Upper Kedron was 3,432 and is comprised of approximately 50.1% females and 49.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Upper Kedron is 31 years of age.

81.3% of people living in the suburb of Upper Kedron were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.5% England, 2.9% New Zealand, 0.6% Scotland, 0.6% South Africa, 0.5% Sri Lanka, 0.5% Iran, 0.4% India, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Papua New Guinea, 0.3% Malaysia, 0.3% Italy, 0.3% United States of America, 0.2% Singapore.

92.6% of people living in Upper Kedron speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Other, 0.6% Persian, 0.4% Italian, 0.3% Sinhalese, 0.3% Assyrian, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% Dutch, 0.2% Hindi.

The religious makeup of Upper Kedron is 28.9% Catholic, 22.1% No religion, 20.0% Anglican, 6.9% Uniting Church, 4.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.9% Baptist, 2.7% Christian, nfd, 2.1% Lutheran, 1.4% Pentecostal.

66.1% of people are married, 26.1% have never married and 4.5% are divorced and 2.0% are separated. There are 30 widowed people living in Upper Kedron.

62.1% of the people living in Upper Kedron over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.6% are working on a part time basis. Upper Kedron has an unemployment rate of 3.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Upper Kedron are 26.1% Professionals, 17.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.9% Community & personal service workers, 13.3% Managers, 11.3% Technicians & trades workers, 8.3% Sales workers, 3.9% Labourers, 3.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Upper Kedron work in are 21.9% Public administration and safety, 11.8% Health care and social assistance, 9.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.1% Retail trade, 8.6% Education and training, 6.4% Construction, 4.7% Manufacturing, 4.4% Accommodation and food services, 4.2% Transport, postal and warehousing.

18.6% of homes are fully owned, and 51.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 28.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $836 per week and the median household income is $2156 per week.

The median rent in Upper Kedron is $228 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2100 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Upper Kedron postcode 4055