Gracemere Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Gracemere (4702) is a suburb of Central Coast, Rockhampton, Queensland. It is about 517 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Gracemere is in the federal electorate of Flynn.

In the 2011 census the population of Gracemere was 8,401 and is comprised of approximately 51.0% females and 49.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Gracemere is 30 years of age.

86.4% of people living in the suburb of Gracemere were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.7% New Zealand, 1.5% England, 0.7% South Africa, 0.4% Philippines, 0.3% India, 0.2% Fiji, 0.2% Papua New Guinea, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Ireland, 0.1% Wales, 0.1% Cote d'Ivoire, 0.1% Germany, 0.1% Scotland, 0.1% Malaysia.

91.3% of people living in Gracemere speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% Other, 0.3% Hindi, 0.2% Japanese, 0.1% Tagalog, 0.1% German, 0.1% Other, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Other.

The religious makeup of Gracemere is 25.0% Catholic, 20.6% Anglican, 20.4% No religion, 10.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.6% Uniting Church, 4.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.7% Christian, nfd, 2.2% Baptist, 1.4% Lutheran, 0.8% Pentecostal.

51.6% of people are married, 34.2% have never married and 7.1% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 241 widowed people living in Gracemere.

63.7% of the people living in Gracemere over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 24.6% are working on a part time basis. Gracemere has an unemployment rate of 4.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Gracemere are 19.0% Technicians & trades workers, 15.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.1% Professionals, 10.8% Labourers, 10.5% Community & personal service workers, 9.4% Sales workers, 7.9% Managers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Gracemere work in are 13.1% Health care and social assistance, 11.2% Retail trade, 9.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 8.6% Construction, 7.8% Mining, 6.5% Manufacturing, 6.5% Accommodation and food services, 6.2% Education and training, 5.8% Public administration and safety.

22.1% of homes are fully owned, and 41.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 33.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $665 per week and the median household income is $1494 per week.

The median rent in Gracemere is $320 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

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