Kelvin Grove (Brisbane City)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 4,246 people were usually resident in Kelvin Grove (Brisbane City): of these 47.6% were male and 52.4% were female. Of the total population 0.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 10.8% of people usually resident in Kelvin Grove (Brisbane City) were children aged 0-14 years, and 15.8% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 28 years.

In the 2006 Census, 74.9% of people usually resident in Kelvin Grove (Brisbane City) were Australian citizens, 23.2% were born overseas and 3.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 26.9% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Kelvin Grove (Brisbane City) were married, 9.1% were either separated or divorced, 4.5% were widowed and 59.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 64.3% of people usually resident in Kelvin Grove (Brisbane City), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 3.6%, New Zealand 3.1%, China 1.8%, India 1.0% and Hong Kong 0.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Kelvin Grove (Brisbane City) were No Religion 27.4%, Catholic 23.6%, Anglican 12.2%, Uniting Church 4.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Kelvin Grove (Brisbane City) were Mandarin 2.6%, Cantonese 1.3%, Italian 1.2%, Korean 0.6% and German 0.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 75.6%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 2,589 people aged 15 years and over in Kelvin Grove (Brisbane City) were in the labour force. Of these 60.1% worked full-time, 30.1% worked part-time, 2.9% were away from work, 1.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.6% were unemployed. 745 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Kelvin Grove (Brisbane City) were Professionals 35.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.2%, Sales Workers 10.6%, Managers 10.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.4%, Labourers 5.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.4%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Kelvin Grove (Brisbane City), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 6.3%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.8%, Tertiary Education 5.7%, School Education 3.8% and Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 3.6%.

In the 2006 Census in Kelvin Grove (Brisbane City), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $569, the median family income was $1,636 and the median household income was $1,136.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 843 families in Kelvin Grove (Brisbane City): of these 46.7% were couple families without children, 32.7% were couple families with children, 13.3% were one parent families and 7.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 1,828 occupied private dwellings were counted in Kelvin Grove (Brisbane City).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Kelvin Grove (Brisbane City), 53.6% were separate houses, 9.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 35.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Kelvin Grove (Brisbane City), 17.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 22.2% were owned with a mortgage and 51.5% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Kelvin Grove (Brisbane City), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 59.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 34.1% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Kelvin Grove (Brisbane City), the median weekly rent was $250. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,600. The average people per household was 2.2 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Kelvin Grove (Brisbane City), 45.7% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 26.3% were single (or lone) person households and 19.0% were group households.