Tennyson Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Tennyson (4105) is a suburb of Brisbane, Southern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 7 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Tennyson is in the federal electorate of Moreton.

In the 2011 census the population of Tennyson was 859 and is comprised of approximately 51.0% females and 49.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Tennyson is 41 years of age.

70.8% of people living in the suburb of Tennyson were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.1% England, 2.3% New Zealand, 1.3% Philippines, 1.0% Germany, 0.9% Vietnam, 0.9% Scotland, 0.9% United States of America, 0.8% Korea, Republic of , 0.8% India, 0.7% South Africa, 0.6% Ireland, 0.6% Thailand, 0.5% Nigeria, 0.5% Northern Ireland.

83.6% of people living in Tennyson speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.3% Vietnamese, 0.7% Korean, 0.7% Thai, 0.7% Japanese, 0.7% French, 0.7% Other, 0.7% Mandarin, 0.7% Persian.

The religious makeup of Tennyson is 27.6% Catholic, 22.9% No religion, 17.9% Anglican, 11.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.2% Uniting Church, 3.0% Christian, nfd, 2.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Lutheran, 1.2% Baptist, 1.2% Buddhism.

52.6% of people are married, 33.2% have never married and 8.6% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 19 widowed people living in Tennyson.

65.1% of the people living in Tennyson over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.5% are working on a part time basis. Tennyson has an unemployment rate of 1.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Tennyson are 37.8% Professionals, 17.7% Managers, 15.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.3% Technicians & trades workers, 7.3% Sales workers, 5.0% Community & personal service workers, 4.0% Labourers, 3.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 1.9% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Tennyson work in are 16.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 15.7% Health care and social assistance, 13.2% Education and training, 9.0% Retail trade, 7.5% Construction, 5.5% Financial and insurance services, 5.5% Wholesale trade, 5.2% Public administration and safety, 3.1% Manufacturing.

26.3% of homes are fully owned, and 35.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 35.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $1063 per week and the median household income is $2521 per week.

The median rent in Tennyson is $595 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2400 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Tennyson postcode 4105