Gladstone

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA33360
People 63,515
Male 50.7%
Female 49.3%
Median age 38
Families 16,846
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 29,780
Average number of people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,639
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,600
Median weekly rent (b) $275
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 32,221 50.7 2,540,404 49.3 12,545,154 49.3
Female 31,301 49.3 2,615,736 50.7 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 3,946 6.2 237,303 4.6 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 55,376 87.2 4,635,042 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 4,192 6.6 283,793 5.5 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 38 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 4,049 6.4 292,452 5.7 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 4,686 7.4 329,311 6.4 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 4,913 7.7 342,560 6.6 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 4,001 6.3 313,506 6.1 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 3,159 5.0 323,739 6.3 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 3,766 5.9 347,687 6.7 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 4,066 6.4 354,033 6.9 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 4,280 6.7 357,120 6.9 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 4,069 6.4 330,692 6.4 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 4,518 7.1 340,287 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 4,546 7.2 333,843 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 4,524 7.1 316,378 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 4,154 6.5 298,919 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 3,190 5.0 264,515 5.1 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 2,532 4.0 238,952 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 1,507 2.4 168,385 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 886 1.4 106,611 2.1 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 679 1.1 97,140 1.9 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 22,978 46.1 1,885,416 45.0 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 2,247 4.5 151,093 3.6 674,590 3.2
Divorced 4,965 10.0 404,787 9.7 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 2,011 4.0 198,827 4.7 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 17,657 35.4 1,551,691 37.0 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 20,252 46.3 1,697,286 45.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 6,474 14.8 483,458 12.9 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 16,990 38.9 1,556,509 41.6 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 982 5.0 84,535 5.4 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 4,535 23.3 292,049 18.6 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 1,052 5.4 79,510 5.1 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 423 2.2 53,844 3.4 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 6,012 30.9 426,110 27.1 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 3,716 19.1 209,459 13.3 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 772 4.0 73,014 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 403 2.1 69,625 4.4 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 4,903 25.2 352,608 22.4 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 1,094 5.6 110,221 7.0 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 1,403 7.2 223,779 14.2 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 2,501 12.9 334,418 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 580 3.0 47,384 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 4,482 23.0 326,067 20.8 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 5,988 12.0 918,466 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 3,440 6.9 395,615 9.4 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 2,018 4.0 151,390 3.6 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 11,203 22.5 640,878 15.3 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 6,897 13.8 651,775 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 2,538 5.1 164,314 3.9 958,803 4.6
Year 10 7,702 15.4 499,629 11.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 51 0.1 2,945 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 15 0.0 534 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 4,051 8.1 281,370 6.7 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 1,049 2.1 99,060 2.4 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 113 0.2 20,032 0.5 175,844 0.8
Not stated 4,781 9.6 365,003 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 26,232 41.3 1,724,657 33.4 7,596,753 29.9
English 25,361 39.9 1,959,880 38.0 8,385,928 33.0
Scottish 6,392 10.1 527,011 10.2 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 6,217 9.8 567,928 11.0 2,410,833 9.5
German 4,291 6.8 309,723 6.0 1,026,138 4.0

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry multi response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 50,542 79.6 3,679,899 71.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 1,950 3.1 208,572 4.0 530,492 2.1
England 1,441 2.3 191,731 3.7 927,490 3.6
Philippines 898 1.4 51,529 1.0 293,892 1.2
South Africa 766 1.2 49,699 1.0 189,207 0.7
India 401 0.6 71,819 1.4 673,352 2.6

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 10,252 16.1 1,437,990 27.9 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 3,565 5.6 347,689 6.7 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 2,767 4.4 275,465 5.3 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 42,249 66.5 2,754,865 53.4 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 4,692 7.4 340,134 6.6 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 45,161 71.1 3,039,026 58.9 12,959,282 51.0
England 3,100 4.9 341,677 6.6 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 2,607 4.1 260,594 5.1 673,661 2.6
Philippines 990 1.6 58,192 1.1 350,264 1.4
South Africa 893 1.4 59,055 1.1 229,259 0.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 45,996 72.4 3,114,259 60.4 13,383,605 52.6
England 2,772 4.4 310,576 6.0 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 2,588 4.1 256,031 5.0 650,743 2.6
Philippines 1,203 1.9 75,733 1.5 417,285 1.6
South Africa 917 1.4 59,259 1.1 231,248 0.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 28,818 45.4 2,099,765 40.7 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 10,428 16.4 961,469 18.6 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 7,725 12.2 581,373 11.3 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 5,331 8.4 392,694 7.6 1,751,052 6.9
Uniting Church 2,305 3.6 186,373 3.6 673,260 2.6

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Gladstone, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (50.0%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Afrikaans 419 0.7 15,009 0.3 49,375 0.2
Tagalog 383 0.6 20,603 0.4 131,195 0.5
Filipino 329 0.5 14,698 0.3 90,853 0.4
Spanish 155 0.2 29,642 0.6 171,370 0.7
Mandarin 133 0.2 83,607 1.6 685,274 2.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 55,537 87.4 4,151,206 80.5 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 1,735 7.5 291,137 15.6 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
In the labour force 30,840 61.8 2,582,802 61.6 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 15,344 30.8 1,340,215 32.0 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 3,686 7.4 268,794 6.4 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 17,932 58.1 1,442,451 55.8 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 8,620 28.0 786,940 30.5 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 2,013 6.5 214,697 8.3 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 2,274 7.4 138,714 5.4 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 1,458 5.1 171,840 7.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 3,637 12.7 326,038 13.3 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 3,053 10.7 270,483 11.1 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 1,933 6.8 190,423 7.8 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 4,547 15.9 506,685 20.7 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 4,980 17.4 464,433 19.0 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 8,403 29.4 471,333 19.3 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 5,876 20.6 333,915 13.7 1,554,313 12.9
Professionals 4,116 14.4 523,395 21.4 2,886,921 24.0
Labourers 3,528 12.4 246,394 10.1 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 3,472 12.2 166,739 6.8 755,863 6.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 3,086 10.8 301,039 12.3 1,382,205 11.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 2,904 10.2 309,376 12.7 1,525,311 12.7
Managers 2,652 9.3 305,755 12.5 1,645,769 13.7
Sales Workers 2,297 8.0 211,439 8.7 986,433 8.2

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aluminium Smelting 1,619 5.7 2,183 0.1 4,909 0.0
Alumina Production 1,039 3.6 1,075 0.0 5,421 0.0
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 909 3.2 15,075 0.6 74,897 0.6
Primary Education 883 3.1 59,930 2.5 265,249 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 809 2.8 61,444 2.5 299,810 2.5

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $758 N/A $787 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,048 N/A $2,024 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,639 N/A $1,675 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 19,584 68.6 1,455,104 59.5 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 1,400 4.9 110,004 4.5 466,904 3.9
Walked only 690 2.4 63,580 2.6 306,045 2.5
Ferry, car as driver 297 1.0 1,649 0.1 2,907 0.0
Motorbike/scooter 234 0.8 15,951 0.7 49,683 0.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 3,448 12.1 270,387 11.1 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 1,561 5.5 344,696 14.1 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 842 2.9 100,396 4.1 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 21,677 75.9 1,597,346 65.4 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 34,056 68.3 2,873,872 68.6 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 14,605 29.3 1,112,322 26.5 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 5,527 11.1 481,016 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 8,085 16.2 590,690 14.1 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 9,073 18.2 845,018 20.2 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 13,653 27.4 1,161,729 27.7 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 6,144 12.3 507,771 12.1 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 5,181 10.4 359,358 8.6 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Arthritis 5,392 8.5 456,139 8.8 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 5,079 8.0 438,183 8.5 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 1,716 2.7 159,887 3.1 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 285 0.4 37,680 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 2,953 4.6 231,642 4.5 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 2,316 3.6 215,678 4.2 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 542 0.9 47,737 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 1,435 2.3 106,989 2.1 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 6,074 9.6 496,662 9.6 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 521 0.8 49,769 1.0 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 4,834 7.6 434,963 8.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 37,194 58.6 3,001,387 58.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 6,470 10.2 459,562 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 39,569 62.3 3,209,952 62.3 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 11,725 18.5 994,584 19.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 3,761 5.9 319,808 6.2 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 1,992 3.1 172,226 3.3 772,142 3.0
Not stated 6,470 10.2 459,562 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Currently serving 56 0.1 23,140 0.6 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 1,622 3.3 139,973 3.3 496,276 2.4
Has never served 44,395 89.0 3,747,281 89.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 3,794 7.6 281,419 6.7 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 6,829 40.5 551,069 40.3 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 7,021 41.7 563,327 41.2 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 2,798 16.6 230,026 16.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 202 1.2 22,230 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male N/A 23.4 N/A 20.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 76.8 N/A 80.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 3,070 22.2 255,660 22.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 401 2.9 50,463 4.5 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 2,910 21.0 228,575 20.5 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 2,060 14.9 133,752 12.0 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 746 5.4 63,077 5.7 339,960 6.1
Both not working 2,590 18.7 228,892 20.5 1,163,744 21.0
Other 981 7.1 93,843 8.4 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 1,088 7.9 60,129 5.4 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 23,181 85.0 1,869,462 90.7 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 4,081 15.0 192,393 9.3 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 19,810 85.5 1,397,920 74.8 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,397 6.0 218,546 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 1,639 7.1 233,531 12.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 273 1.2 13,519 0.7 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 142 0.6 9,560 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 750 3.2 87,315 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 2,914 12.6 317,737 17.0 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 9,005 38.8 700,672 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 9,976 43.0 725,167 38.8 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 395 1.7 28,998 1.6 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 966 4.2 106,309 5.7 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 7,545 32.6 658,705 35.2 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 9,092 39.2 701,752 37.5 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 5,184 22.4 373,952 20.0 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 387 1.7 28,738 1.5 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 16,535 71.3 1,327,873 71.0 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 5,923 25.6 461,009 24.7 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 723 3.1 80,576 4.3 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 6,330 27.3 543,285 29.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 8,455 36.5 643,459 34.4 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 7,731 33.4 618,442 33.1 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 292 1.3 35,170 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 369 1.6 29,107 1.6 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 18.8 N/A 16.4 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 21.3 N/A 21.9 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 275 N/A 365 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 4,914 63.6 359,728 58.2 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 2,047 26.5 199,511 32.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 777 10.1 59,204 9.6 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,600 N/A 1,733 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 6,338 75.0 487,060 75.7 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 808 9.6 76,615 11.9 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 1,314 15.5 79,788 12.4 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 1,947 49.3 117,102 49.3 403,709 49.7
Female 1,999 50.7 120,203 50.7 409,025 50.3
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Median age 20 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,448 N/A 1,517 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Gladstone % Gladstone Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 270 N/A 305 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,625 N/A 1,670 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

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