Gordonvale Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Gordonvale (4865) is a suburb of Northern, Cairns, Queensland. It is about 1372 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Gordonvale is in the federal electorate of Kennedy.

In the 2011 census the population of Gordonvale was 6,214 and is comprised of approximately 49.8% females and 50.2% males.

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

82.5% of people living in the suburb of Gordonvale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.6% England, 1.9% New Zealand, 0.9% Papua New Guinea, 0.8% Italy, 0.6% India, 0.5% Germany, 0.4% Philippines, 0.3% Scotland, 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% Malaysia, 0.2% Austria, 0.1% Sudan.

88.5% of people living in Gordonvale speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.3% Other, 1.1% Italian, 0.9% Punjabi, 0.8% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.3% German, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Tagalog, 0.2% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Gordonvale is 27.5% Catholic, 23.8% No religion, 19.8% Anglican, 10.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.4% Uniting Church, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.4% Other Religious Groups, 1.2% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Jehovah's Witnesses.

48.1% of people are married, 35.7% have never married and 7.6% are divorced and 3.2% are separated. There are 253 widowed people living in Gordonvale.

59.2% of the people living in Gordonvale over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.3% are working on a part time basis. Gordonvale has an unemployment rate of 6.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Gordonvale are 19.9% Technicians & trades workers, 14.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.9% Professionals, 12.3% Labourers, 10.7% Community & personal service workers, 10.0% Sales workers, 9.2% Managers, 9.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Gordonvale work in are 11.3% Health care and social assistance, 11.2% Retail trade, 11.2% Construction, 9.3% Education and training, 8.8% Manufacturing, 7.7% Public administration and safety, 5.7% Accommodation and food services, 4.8% Other services, 4.7% Transport, postal and warehousing.

29.9% of homes are fully owned, and 38.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 28.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $545 per week and the median household income is $1155 per week.

The median rent in Gordonvale is $215 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Gordonvale postcode 4865