West Gladstone Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

West Gladstone (4680) is a suburb of Central Coast, Rockhampton, Queensland. It is about 439 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. West Gladstone is in the federal electorate of Flynn.

In the 2011 census the population of West Gladstone was 5,201 and is comprised of approximately 48.1% females and 51.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of West Gladstone is 35 years of age.

77.2% of people living in the suburb of West Gladstone were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.7% New Zealand, 2.2% England, 1.1% Philippines, 1.1% India, 0.6% South Africa, 0.5% Germany, 0.4% Papua New Guinea, 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% Scotland, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Malaysia, 0.2% Iran, 0.2% Netherlands, 0.2% Greece.

85.1% of people living in West Gladstone speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.3% Other, 0.6% Tagalog, 0.4% Hindi, 0.4% German, 0.3% Filipino , 0.3% Bengali, 0.3% Greek, 0.2% Persian.

The religious makeup of West Gladstone is 22.0% No religion, 21.9% Catholic, 16.4% Anglican, 13.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.9% Uniting Church, 5.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Baptist, 1.7% Lutheran, 1.3% Buddhism.

44.6% of people are married, 38.7% have never married and 9.2% are divorced and 3.2% are separated. There are 183 widowed people living in West Gladstone.

65.2% of the people living in West Gladstone over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 22.2% are working on a part time basis. West Gladstone has an unemployment rate of 5.4%.

The main occupations of people living in West Gladstone are 21.8% Technicians & trades workers, 14.4% Labourers, 14.3% Professionals, 11.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.6% Sales workers, 7.8% Community & personal service workers, 7.4% Managers, 2.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from West Gladstone work in are 14.8% Manufacturing, 12.2% Construction, 10.9% Retail trade, 8.3% Transport, postal and warehousing, 8.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.8% Health care and social assistance, 6.9% Accommodation and food services, 5.7% Education and training, 4.5% Public administration and safety.

28.2% of homes are fully owned, and 30.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 37.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $657 per week and the median household income is $1469 per week.

The median rent in West Gladstone is $290 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1850 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for West Gladstone postcode 4680