Bardon Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Bardon (4065) is a suburb of Brisbane, Western Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 5 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Bardon is in the federal electorates of Brisbane, Ryan.

In the 2011 census the population of Bardon was 9,256 and is comprised of approximately 52.8% females and 47.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bardon is 36 years of age.

79.7% of people living in the suburb of Bardon were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.4% England, 2.6% New Zealand, 1.0% United States of America, 0.8% South Africa, 0.7% Scotland, 0.4% Germany, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Papua New Guinea, 0.3% Canada, 0.3% India, 0.3% Italy, 0.2% Indonesia, 0.2% Malaysia.

90.7% of people living in Bardon speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% Other, 0.8% Italian, 0.6% French, 0.6% German, 0.5% Spanish, 0.4% Dutch, 0.3% Portuguese, 0.3% Greek.

The religious makeup of Bardon is 30.5% Catholic, 30.0% No religion, 16.0% Anglican, 6.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.9% Uniting Church, 2.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.9% Christian, nfd, 1.2% Other religious affiliation , 1.0% Baptist, 0.9% Buddhism.

48.4% of people are married, 38.5% have never married and 6.4% are divorced and 2.5% are separated. There are 304 widowed people living in Bardon.

59.9% of the people living in Bardon over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.0% are working on a part time basis. Bardon has an unemployment rate of 3.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Bardon are 41.5% Professionals, 16.1% Managers, 13.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.0% Community & personal service workers, 7.5% Sales workers, 7.5% Technicians & trades workers, 3.1% Labourers, 1.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bardon work in are 17.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 13.6% Health care and social assistance, 10.7% Education and training, 7.6% Public administration and safety, 6.8% Retail trade, 5.7% Construction, 5.4% Accommodation and food services, 4.4% Financial and insurance services, 4.4% Manufacturing.

32.4% of homes are fully owned, and 39.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 25.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $879 per week and the median household income is $2287 per week.

The median rent in Bardon is $390 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2492 per month.

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