Kelso Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Kelso (4815) is a suburb of Northern, Townsville, Queensland. It is about 1105 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Kelso is in the federal electorate of Herbert.

In the 2011 census the population of Kelso was 10,202 and is comprised of approximately 51.0% females and 49.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Kelso is 29 years of age.

85.2% of people living in the suburb of Kelso were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.5% England, 2.2% New Zealand, 0.5% Philippines, 0.4% Germany, 0.4% Papua New Guinea, 0.4% Scotland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Netherlands, 0.2% Martinique, 0.2% Tokelau, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Malaysia, 0.1% United States of America, 0.1% India.

91.3% of people living in Kelso speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Other, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% French, 0.2% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.2% Tagalog, 0.2% German, 0.1% Filipino , 0.1% Thai.

The religious makeup of Kelso is 27.3% Catholic, 23.9% No religion, 19.2% Anglican, 9.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.3% Uniting Church, 3.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Christian, nfd, 1.5% Baptist, 1.2% Pentecostal, 1.0% Lutheran.

47.4% of people are married, 38.8% have never married and 7.6% are divorced and 3.7% are separated. There are 183 widowed people living in Kelso.

61.2% of the people living in Kelso over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.5% are working on a part time basis. Kelso has an unemployment rate of 6.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Kelso are 17.9% Technicians & trades workers, 14.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.2% Community & personal service workers, 12.6% Labourers, 10.9% Professionals, 10.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.3% Sales workers, 8.0% Managers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Kelso work in are 12.6% Health care and social assistance, 11.9% Construction, 11.5% Retail trade, 10.5% Public administration and safety, 8.9% Manufacturing, 7.0% Education and training, 6.6% Accommodation and food services, 5.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.2% Other services.

18.2% of homes are fully owned, and 48.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 31.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $641 per week and the median household income is $1411 per week.

The median rent in Kelso is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1800 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Kelso postcode 4815