South Gladstone Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

South Gladstone (4680) is a suburb of Central Coast, Rockhampton, Queensland. It is about 437 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. South Gladstone is in the federal electorate of Flynn.

In the 2011 census the population of South Gladstone was 3,626 and is comprised of approximately 46.8% females and 53.2% males.

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

75.2% of people living in the suburb of South Gladstone were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.4% New Zealand, 3.1% England, 2.5% Philippines, 1.0% India, 0.5% South Africa, 0.5% China , 0.5% Jamaica, 0.3% Scotland, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Netherlands, 0.2% United States of America, 0.2% Korea, Republic of , 0.2% Papua New Guinea, 0.2% Fiji.

85.0% of people living in South Gladstone speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% Tagalog, 1.0% Other, 0.7% Filipino , 0.5% Hindi, 0.3% Mandarin, 0.3% Tamil, 0.2% Sinhalese, 0.2% Hungarian.

The religious makeup of South Gladstone is 25.0% Catholic, 22.5% No religion, 18.6% Anglican, 13.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.8% Uniting Church, 3.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.2% Christian, nfd, 1.5% Baptist, 1.1% Other religious affiliation , 1.0% Hinduism.

43.1% of people are married, 37.2% have never married and 10.0% are divorced and 4.3% are separated. There are 161 widowed people living in South Gladstone.

68.8% of the people living in South Gladstone over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 18.6% are working on a part time basis. South Gladstone has an unemployment rate of 5.1%.

The main occupations of people living in South Gladstone are 23.1% Technicians & trades workers, 14.3% Professionals, 13.7% Labourers, 12.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.1% Managers, 8.2% Sales workers, 6.9% Community & personal service workers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from South Gladstone work in are 17.2% Manufacturing, 13.7% Construction, 10.0% Retail trade, 7.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.3% Accommodation and food services, 5.8% Health care and social assistance, 4.9% Education and training, 4.4% Other services.

21.3% of homes are fully owned, and 29.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 46.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $730 per week and the median household income is $1516 per week.

The median rent in South Gladstone is $260 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for South Gladstone postcode 4680