Gladstone Park Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Gladstone Park (3043) is a suburb of Melbourne, North West, Victoria. It is about 16 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Gladstone Park is in the federal electorate of Calwell.

In the 2011 census the population of Gladstone Park was 8,329 and is comprised of approximately 50.5% females and 49.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Gladstone Park is 42 years of age.

60.7% of people living in the suburb of Gladstone Park were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.1% Italy, 2.5% India, 2.0% Lebanon, 2.0% Egypt, 2.0% England, 1.8% Sri Lanka, 1.7% Greece, 1.5% Philippines, 1.3% Iraq, 1.2% Malta, 1.2% Turkey, 1.1% New Zealand, 0.8% Croatia, 0.6% China .

60.0% of people living in Gladstone Park speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.9% Italian, 6.8% Arabic, 4.1% Greek, 3.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.5% Turkish, 2.0% Assyrian, 1.6% Other, 1.4% Sinhalese, 1.2% Maltese.

The religious makeup of Gladstone Park is 43.1% Catholic, 12.6% No religion, 8.8% Anglican, 7.8% Eastern Orthodox, 6.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.8% Islam, 3.4% Uniting Church, 2.4% Buddhism, 2.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Christian, nfd.

52.0% of people are married, 30.8% have never married and 7.4% are divorced and 3.8% are separated. There are 420 widowed people living in Gladstone Park.

61.4% of the people living in Gladstone Park over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.6% are working on a part time basis. Gladstone Park has an unemployment rate of 5.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Gladstone Park are 19.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 16.5% Technicians & trades workers, 12.7% Professionals, 10.5% Community & personal service workers, 9.8% Labourers, 9.8% Managers, 9.6% Sales workers, 8.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 3.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Gladstone Park work in are 11.7% Manufacturing, 11.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 10.4% Retail trade, 9.6% Construction, 8.6% Health care and social assistance, 6.6% Accommodation and food services, 6.4% Education and training, 5.8% Public administration and safety, 4.6% Wholesale trade.

47.5% of homes are fully owned, and 31.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 17.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $486 per week and the median household income is $1122 per week.

The median rent in Gladstone Park is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1571 per month.

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