Kensington Grove Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Kensington Grove (4341) is a suburb of South Eastern, Toowoomba & South Eastern, Queensland. It is about 56 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Kensington Grove is in the federal electorate of Wright.

In the 2011 census the population of Kensington Grove was 1,480 and is comprised of approximately 48.4% females and 51.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Kensington Grove is 35 years of age.

79.0% of people living in the suburb of Kensington Grove were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.5% England, 3.2% New Zealand, 1.1% Philippines, 0.9% Wales, 0.7% Germany, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.3% Japan, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Denmark, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% Canada, 0.3% Austria.

92.3% of people living in Kensington Grove speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% German, 0.3% Filipino , 0.3% Other, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Croatian, 0.2% Japanese.

The religious makeup of Kensington Grove is 22.3% Anglican, 19.1% No religion, 18.7% Catholic, 11.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.0% Uniting Church, 4.9% Lutheran, 3.9% Christian, nfd, 3.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.2% Baptist, 1.3% Other Christian.

59.8% of people are married, 25.5% have never married and 7.9% are divorced and 3.8% are separated. There are 31 widowed people living in Kensington Grove.

58.0% of the people living in Kensington Grove 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. Kensington Grove has an unemployment rate of 6.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Kensington Grove are 20.4% Technicians & trades workers, 14.6% Labourers, 12.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.0% Community & personal service workers, 11.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.0% Professionals, 9.1% Managers, 8.0% Sales workers, 1.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Kensington Grove work in are 12.6% Manufacturing, 11.8% Health care and social assistance, 11.0% Construction, 9.3% Public administration and safety, 9.1% Retail trade, 8.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.0% Education and training, 4.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.3% Accommodation and food services.

22.4% of homes are fully owned, and 61.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 13.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $548 per week and the median household income is $1253 per week.

The median rent in Kensington Grove is $290 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1777 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Kensington Grove postcode 4341