Gladstone

Population

Medians compared to Gladstone Region and Queensland:

A median age of 35 which is lower than the region and State.
Gladstone has a notably higher cultural diversity than the Gladstone Region but lower than the State.
Higher proportion of couples with children than the region but lower than the State.
Households have a weekly income that is in line with the region and State and has reduced over time.
Gladstone has a slightly lower number of households with a mortgage than the region and is in line with the State.
The number of people attending university is higher than the region but almost half the rate in the State. The percentage of the population attending university has stayed static between 2016 and 2021.

Data focus	Gladstone						Gladstone Region	Queensland
	2021	2016	2011	Change 2021- 2011	Change 2021- 2016	Change 2016- 2011	2021	2021
Median Age	35	36	35	4	3	32	38	38
Non English Speaking Backgrounds	9.5%	9.4%	3.8%	5.70%	0.1%	5.6%	5%	12.6%
Couple Family With Children	41.8%	45.5%	47.6%	-5.8%	-3.7%	-2.1%	41.7%	55.4%
Couple Family without children	36.8%	37.1%	36.3%	0.5%	-0.3%	0.8%	40.5%	28%
Average number of people per household	2.5	2.5	2.7	-0.2	0	-0.2	2.5	2.5
Household with a mortgage	34.2%	35.1%	38.5%	-4.3%	-0.9%	-3.4%	37%	34.4%
Households renting	39.5%	40.4%	32.4%	7.1%	-0.9%	8.0%	33.4%	33%
Median weekly household income	$1,622	$1,608	$1,792	-$170	$14	-$184	$1,639	$1,675
Median monthly mortgage repayments	$1,517	$1,950	$2,000	-$483	-$433	-$50	$1,600	$1,733
Median weekly rent (overall)	$265	$240	$300	-$35	$25	-$60	$275	$365
University attendance	8.1%	8.1%	1.9%	6.2%	0.0%	6.2%	7.2%	14.2%