Local Businesses in Calamvale

At the 2021 Census, Calamvale had 17,994 residents and 6,297 private dwellings, with an average of 3 people per household. The median age was 34, compared with 38 for Queensland.

The median weekly household income was $1,874, median weekly rent was $410, median monthly mortgage repayments were $1,733. 63.8% (Queensland 74.8%) of occupied private dwellings were separate houses, and 34.3% (Queensland 33.1%) were rented.

40.6% (Queensland 71.4%) of residents were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) (13.6%), India (5.9%) and Taiwan (4.1%). 36.6% (Queensland 80.5%) of residents used only English at home, and the most common other languages were Mandarin (21.4%), Cantonese (6.9%) and Punjabi (3.6%).

The most common occupations were Professionals (25.6%), Clerical and Administrative Workers (14.3%) and Community and Personal Service Workers (11.5%). The top industry of employment for residents was hospitals (except psychiatric hospitals) (4.4%). On Census day, 7.7% (Queensland 4.1%) of employed residents travelled to work by public transport and 13.9% (Queensland 14.1%) worked from home.