Gladstone

Queensland · Central Queensland · 63,457 people · 69 suburbs · 8 postcodes

Gladstone at a glance

63,457

Population

#15 of 69 in QLD

10,114

km² area

6/km² density

38.5

Median age

-0.8 vs QLD

$1,713

Median HH income/wk

#18 of 69 in QLD

926

SEIFA IRSAD

#36 of 69 in QLD

Schools

25 gov, 1 Cath, 4 indep

13.2%

Born overseas

34.3%

Renting

Map shows the Gladstone LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Gladstone is a Local Government Area in Queensland, in the Brisbane region. It covers 69 suburbs across 8 postcodes and an area of 10,114 km². Gladstone has a population of 63,457 , ranking #15 most populous in QLD. The most populous suburb is Clinton (6,170 residents), and the highest median household income is in Wurdong Heights at $2,583/week. The LGA-wide median household income is $1,713/week and median age is 38.5. About 13.2% of residents were born overseas and 5.7% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

21.5%

11.3%

25.4%

27.9%

13.8%

0–14 (21.5%) 15–24 (11.3%) 25–44 (25.4%) 45–64 (27.9%) 65+ (13.8%)

Show counts

0–14 years	13,650 (21.5%)
15–24 years	7,193 (11.3%)
25–44 years	16,112 (25.4%)
45–64 years	17,692 (27.9%)
65+ years	8,769 (13.8%)

13.2%

Born overseas

5.7%

Speak a language other than English at home

6.2%

First Nations

2.6

Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

28.1%

37.5%

34.3%

Owned outright (28.1%) Mortgaged (37.5%) Renting (34.3%)

Dwelling type mix

91.0%

Separate house (91.0%) Semi/townhouse (4.5%) Flat/apartment (4.5%)

$277

Median weekly rent

$1,576

Median monthly mortgage

37.3%

Households with 0-1 cars

62.7%

Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

7.4%

Unemployment rate

17,914

In full-time work

8,598

In part-time work

Schools in Gladstone

30 schools across Gladstone: 83.3% Government, 3.3% Catholic, 13.3% Independent. The QLD average is 69.8% / 17.1% / 13.1%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 950 (range 886 to 1024). QLD median is 985; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

83.3%

13.3%

QLD average for comparison

69.8%

17.1%

13.1%

Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

63.3%

16.7%

Primary (63.3%) Secondary (16.7%) Combined (16.7%) Special (3.3%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300

LGA median 950 QLD median 985LGA range 886 to 1024

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 30 schools in Gladstone, sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
Gladstone State High School	Government	Secondary	West Gladstone	1,239	938
Toolooa State High School	Government	Secondary	South Gladstone	1,165	950
Tannum Sands State High School	Government	Secondary	Tannum Sands	816	965
Kin Kora State School	Government	Primary	Kin Kora	783	929
Clinton State School	Government	Primary	Clinton	703	914
Gladstone West State School	Government	Primary	West Gladstone	642	938
Tannum Sands State School	Government	Primary	Tannum Sands	616	988
Calliope State School	Government	Primary	Calliope	477	937
Gladstone South State School	Government	Primary	South Gladstone	458	897
Calliope State High School	Government	Secondary	Calliope	437	949
Boyne Island State School	Government	Primary	Boyne Island	390	960
Gladstone Central State School	Government	Primary	Gladstone Central	356	989
Discovery Christian College	Independent	Combined	Agnes Water	345	1020
Rosedale State School	Government	Combined	Rosedale	254	903
St Francis Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Tannum Sands	218	1015
Agnes Water State School	Government	Primary	Agnes Water	210	972
Faith Baptist Christian School	Independent	Combined	Burua	125	981
Miriam Vale State School	Government	Combined	Miriam Vale	123	909
Clearview Christian College	Independent	Secondary	Tannum Sands	97	990
Rosella Park School	Government	Special	West Gladstone	87	942
Mount Larcom State School	Government	Combined	Mount Larcom	83	886
Ambrose State School	Government	Primary	Ambrose	76	931
Goora Gan Steiner School	Independent	Primary	Agnes Water	69	1024
Yarwun State School	Government	Primary	Yarwun	63	999
Benaraby State School	Government	Primary	Benaraby	52	951
Bororen State School	Government	Primary	Bororen	30	988
Wartburg State School	Government	Primary	Baffle Creek	25	950
Lowmead State School	Government	Primary	Lowmead	13	908
Builyan State School	Government	Primary	Boyne Valley	10	982
Nagoorin State School	Government	Primary	Boyne Valley	7	966

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Gladstone. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

926

Ranked #36 of 69 QLD LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

954

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

975

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

898

Suburbs in Gladstone

Gladstone contains 69 suburbs and 8 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Clinton	4680	6,170	$1,701/wk	34
New Auckland	4680	5,266	$2,009/wk	33
Calliope	4680	5,263	$1,884/wk	32
Tannum Sands	4680	5,227	$2,035/wk	41
West Gladstone	4680	4,844	$1,324/wk	40
Boyne Island	4680	4,835	$1,870/wk	37
South Gladstone	4680	3,476	$1,283/wk	39
Glen Eden	4680	2,918	$2,096/wk	30
Agnes Water	4677	2,729	$1,112/wk	49
Kirkwood	4680	2,513	$2,313/wk	28
Kin Kora	4680	2,396	$1,702/wk	37
Telina	4680	2,197	$1,927/wk	39
Gladstone Central	4680	1,550	$1,324/wk	39
Sun Valley	4680	1,296	$1,520/wk	38
Benaraby	4680	1,166	$2,435/wk	41
Barney Point	4680	1,065	$908/wk	46
Toolooa	4680	992	$988/wk	35
Beecher	4680	876	$2,383/wk	44
Burua	4680	849	$2,430/wk	39
Miriam Vale	4677	493	$1,114/wk	52
Wurdong Heights	4680	465	$2,583/wk	46
Captain Creek	4677	452	$837/wk	49
Rosedale	4674	452	$919/wk	52
Bororen	4678	399	$1,361/wk	51
O'Connell	4680	399	$2,333/wk	43
West Stowe	4680	391	$2,279/wk	45
Mount Larcom	4695	332	$1,268/wk	42
Boyne Valley	4680	301	$989/wk	56
Deepwater	4674	287	$666/wk	57
River Ranch	4680	269	$2,333/wk	44
Mount Maria	4674	225	$879/wk	53
Ambrose	4695	217	$977/wk	43
Wooderson	4680	217	$1,781/wk	38
Euleilah	4674	202	$966/wk	56
Round Hill	4677	189	$840/wk	47
Colosseum	4677	184	$1,187/wk	53
Lowmead	4676	179	$880/wk	57
Bracewell	4695	178	$1,791/wk	43
Darts Creek	4695	165	$1,625/wk	50
Baffle Creek	4674	155	$1,062/wk	57
Turkey Beach	4678	148	$877/wk	61
Raglan	4697	143	$1,125/wk	47
Foreshores	4678	142	$1,708/wk	52
Rodds Bay	4678	133	$1,125/wk	60
Machine Creek	4695	131	$1,899/wk	42
Seventeen Seventy	4677	125	$949/wk	57
Iveragh	4680	122	$1,812/wk	49
Berajondo	4674	112	$1,017/wk	48
Yarwun	4694	89	$1,325/wk	52
East End	4695	88	$2,299/wk	37
Mount Alma	4680	59	$2,083/wk	40
Taunton	4674	57	$1,062/wk	61
Diglum	4680	56	$1,833/wk	45
Rules Beach	4674	56	$849/wk	60
Mount Tom	4677	44	$725/wk	56
Oyster Creek	4674	39	$762/wk	54
Curtis Island	4680	36	$575/wk	62
Targinnie	4694	31	$1,875/wk	45
Callemondah	4680	30	$900/wk	63
Gladstone Harbour	4680	24	$474/wk	67
Boynedale	4680	13	$575/wk	48
Aldoga	4694
Byellee	4680
Eurimbula	4677			48
Gindoran	4676			61
South Trees	4680
Taragoola	4680
Targinie	4694
The Narrows	4695		$450/wk	74

Postcodes covered

4674, 4676, 4677, 4678, 4680, 4694, 4695, 4697

Compare Gladstone with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Gladstone and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA	Population	Median age	Median HH income	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Gladstone (QLD)	63,457	38.5	$1,713/wk	926	34.3%	13.2%
Bundaberg	99,127	46.7	$1,203/wk	898	28.3%	13.0%
Rockhampton	81,906	37.2	$1,549/wk	924	33.2%	10.0%
North Burnett	10,020	48.6	$1,118/wk	888	25.3%	10.2%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Gladstone

What is the population of Gladstone?

The 2021 Census recorded 63,457 people living in Gladstone, across 69 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Gladstone?

Gladstone contains 69 suburbs. The most populous are Clinton, New Auckland, Calliope, Tannum Sands, West Gladstone.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Gladstone?

Gladstone covers 8 postcodes: 4674, 4676, 4677, 4678, 4680, 4694, 4695, 4697.

What is the median household income in Gladstone?

The population-weighted median household income across Gladstone is $1,713 per week (2021 Census), ranking #18 of 69 QLD LGAs.

How many schools are in Gladstone?

Gladstone has 30 schools, including 25 government, 1 Catholic, and 4 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Gladstone?

Gladstone has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 926, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.