Glenden Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Glenden (4743) is a suburb of Central Coast, Mackay & Whitsundays, Queensland. It is about 842 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Glenden is in the federal electorate of Capricornia.

In the 2011 census the population of Glenden was 1,308 and is comprised of approximately 46.0% females and 54.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Glenden is 28 years of age.

81.7% of people living in the suburb of Glenden were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.9% New Zealand, 2.7% England, 0.8% Philippines, 0.6% Canada, 0.6% South Africa, 0.5% Malaysia, 0.4% Wales, 0.3% United States of America, 0.2% Fiji, 0.2% Austria, 0.2% Germany, 0.2% Indonesia.

89.5% of people living in Glenden speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Other, 0.5% Tamil, 0.5% German, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.2% Hungarian, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Italian.

The religious makeup of Glenden is 29.0% Catholic, 20.8% No religion, 20.0% Anglican, 9.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.7% Uniting Church, 3.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Lutheran, 1.1% Baptist, 0.8% Buddhism.

56.7% of people are married, 32.3% have never married and 6.0% are divorced and 4.5% are separated. There are 4 widowed people living in Glenden.

70.8% of the people living in Glenden over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 20.9% are working on a part time basis. Glenden has an unemployment rate of 1.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Glenden are 31.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 19.9% Technicians & trades workers, 12.2% Professionals, 10.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.5% Managers, 6.2% Labourers, 5.9% Community & personal service workers, 4.3% Sales workers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Glenden work in are 56.1% Mining, 8.2% Accommodation and food services, 7.4% Retail trade, 7.3% Education and training, 4.0% Construction, 3.4% Health care and social assistance, 2.8% Public administration and safety, 2.7% Other services, 2.2% Manufacturing.

0.8% of homes are fully owned, and 0.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 97.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $1319 per week and the median household income is $2715 per week.

The median rent in Glenden is $30 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $0 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Glenden postcode 4743