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Kelvin Grove QLD 4059

5,823 addresses · 68 streets

Brisbane Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Kelvin Grove · 3 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Kelvin Grove is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 7,909 people, with a median age of 28. The typical household earns around $1,670 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 34% of households own their home and 65% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

7,909Population
28Median age
$1,670Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Kelvin Grove - Herston statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kelvin Grove itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Roma Street, 1.7 km south · Bus interchange: Normanby, 950 m south · Ferry wharf: Cultural Centre, 2.5 km south · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 13.4 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs10/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 18.8% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 8.2% · Labour-force participation 70.3%

Population by age in Kelvin Grove
Population by age, Kelvin Grove QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4300
5-14762
15-19740
20-241,411
25-341,800
35-441,113
45-54826
55-64457
65-74287
75-84147
85+76
Dwelling types in Kelvin Grove
Dwelling types, Kelvin Grove QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House989
Townhouse201
Apartment1,959
Other0
Households by weekly income in Kelvin Grove
Households by weekly income, Kelvin Grove QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650575
$650-1,499773
$1,500-2,999913
$3,000+696
Top ancestries in Kelvin Grove
Top ancestries, Kelvin Grove QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English2,266
Australian1,973
Other1,489
Chinese899
Irish896
Scottish760
Housing tenure in Kelvin Grove
Housing tenure, Kelvin Grove QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned404
Mortgage647
Rented2,044
Other32
Cars per household in Kelvin Grove
Cars per household, Kelvin Grove QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0550
11,598
2736
3153
4+80
Commute to work in Kelvin Grove
Commute to work, Kelvin Grove QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,654
Train13
Bus514
Tram/ferry3
Walked332
Bicycle100
Home910
Top countries of birth in Kelvin Grove
Top countries of birth, Kelvin Grove QLD (ABS Census 2021)
China450
India281
England201
New Zealand179
Vietnam163
Hong Kong98
Languages used at home in Kelvin Grove
Languages used at home, Kelvin Grove QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin589
Vietnamese174
Cantonese154
Spanish145
Arabic142
Korean94

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