Ellen Grove Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Ellen Grove (4078) is a suburb of Brisbane, Southern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 18 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Ellen Grove is in the federal electorate of Oxley.

In the 2011 census the population of Ellen Grove was 2,529 and is comprised of approximately 51.0% females and 49.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Ellen Grove is 28 years of age.

55.8% of people living in the suburb of Ellen Grove were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.5% New Zealand, 5.3% Vietnam, 3.0% Samoa, 2.1% England, 1.2% Philippines, 0.7% India, 0.6% Burundi, 0.6% Indonesia, 0.5% Germany, 0.4% Kiribati, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Fiji, 0.4% Laos, 0.4% Taiwan.

59.1% of people living in Ellen Grove speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 14.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 9.8% Vietnamese, 5.4% Samoan, 4.0% Other, 1.0% Mandarin, 0.9% Arabic, 0.8% Spanish, 0.6% Tagalog, 0.5% Hindi.

The religious makeup of Ellen Grove is 20.3% Catholic, 17.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 17.3% No religion, 11.4% Anglican, 7.7% Buddhism, 5.4% Uniting Church, 3.0% Latter-day Saints, 2.6% Christian, nfd, 2.5% Pentecostal, 2.4% Presbyterian and Reformed.

38.2% of people are married, 41.3% have never married and 9.4% are divorced and 6.3% are separated. There are 88 widowed people living in Ellen Grove.

57.5% of the people living in Ellen Grove over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 24.7% are working on a part time basis. Ellen Grove has an unemployment rate of 12.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Ellen Grove are 18.8% Labourers, 16.7% Technicians & trades workers, 15.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 14.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.2% Professionals, 9.1% Community & personal service workers, 7.4% Sales workers, 5.2% Managers, 3.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Ellen Grove work in are 22.5% Manufacturing, 9.8% Health care and social assistance, 8.8% Transport, postal and warehousing, 8.8% Retail trade, 7.5% Construction, 6.5% Accommodation and food services, 5.4% Other services, 5.1% Education and training, 4.2% Public administration and safety.

20.8% of homes are fully owned, and 16.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 58.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $380 per week and the median household income is $865 per week.

The median rent in Ellen Grove is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1300 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Ellen Grove postcode 4078