Population Overview
Total Population
1,242,825
Males
611,598 (49.2%)
Females
631,221 (50.8%)
Indigenous
22,940 (1.8%)
Born in Australia
66.9%
English Only at Home
74.9%
Australian Citizens
1,022,198
Other Languages
25.1%
Age Distribution
Income
Median Personal Income
$947/week
Annual Personal Income
$49,244
Median Household Income
$2,068/week
Annual Household Income
$107,536
Median Family Income
$2,474/week
Annual Family Income
$128,648
Housing
Median Weekly Rent
$408
Median Monthly Mortgage
$2,019
Average Household Size
2.5 persons
Avg Persons per Bedroom
0.8
Birthplace
Born in Australia
800,448 (66.9%)
Born Overseas
395,285 (33.1%)
Education (Highest Year Completed)
Year 12 or Equivalent
731,800 (74.9%)
Year 11 or Equivalent
53,263 (5.5%)
Year 10 or Equivalent
128,169 (13.1%)
Year 9 or Equivalent
28,960 (3.0%)
Year 8 or Below
27,199 (2.8%)
Did Not Go to School
7,112 (0.7%)
Employment
Employed Full-time
399,647
Employed Part-time
203,093
Total Employed
662,311
Unemployed
34,829
Unemployment Rate
5%
Participation Rate
67.9%
Labour Force
697,146
Not in Labour Force
285,009
Family Composition
Total Families
324,833
Couple - No Children
124,995 (38.5%)
Couple with Children
145,869 (44.9%)
One Parent Family
46,766 (14.4%)
Other Family
7,194 (2.2%)
Dwelling Structure
Separate Houses
291,311 (62.6%)
Semi-detached/Townhouse
52,572 (11.3%)
Flat/Apartment
118,894 (25.6%)
Other Dwelling
1,345 (0.3%)
Total Occupied Dwellings
465,124
Unoccupied Dwellings
36,586
Motor Vehicles per Household
No Vehicle
37,311 (8.1%)
1 Vehicle
181,962 (39.6%)
2 Vehicles
168,679 (36.7%)
3 Vehicles
48,007 (10.4%)
4+ Vehicles
23,578 (5.1%)
Total Dwellings
459,539
Suburbs in this Council (164)
Acacia Ridge (7,486)Alderley (6,748)Algester (9,020)Annerley (11,891)Anstead (1,522)Ashgrove (13,450)Aspley (12,871)Auchenflower (6,053)Bald Hills (7,000)Balmoral (4,173)Banyo (6,105)Bardon (10,153)Bellbowrie (5,495)Belmont (4,498)Boondall (9,603)Bowen Hills (4,898)Bracken Ridge (17,488)Bridgeman Downs (10,938)Brighton (9,664)Brisbane City (12,587)Brookfield (3,640)Bulimba (7,623)Burbank (1,051)Calamvale (17,994)Camp Hill (12,254)Cannon Hill (6,701)Carina (11,678)Carina Heights (7,103)Carindale (16,535)Carseldine (10,093)Chandler (1,475)Chapel Hill (10,511)Chelmer (3,325)Chermside (11,426)Chermside West (6,965)Chuwar (2,178)Clayfield (10,897)Coopers Plains (5,675)Coorparoo (18,132)Corinda (5,555)Darra (4,098)Deagon (3,773)Doolandella (7,123)Drewvale (4,779)Durack (7,788)Dutton Park (2,134)East Brisbane (6,186)Eight Mile Plains (15,326)Ellen Grove (3,586)Enoggera (5,849)Everton Park (10,111)Fairfield (3,106)Ferny Grove (5,871)Fig Tree Pocket (4,345)Fitzgibbon (6,296)Forest Lake (22,676)Fortitude Valley (9,708)Gaythorne (3,158)Geebung (4,850)Gordon Park (4,390)Graceville (4,764)Grange (4,615)Greenslopes (7,941)Gumdale (2,298)Hamilton (8,922)Hawthorne (5,090)Heathwood (4,944)Hemmant (2,886)Hendra (4,914)Herston (2,311)Highgate Hill (6,229)Holland Park (8,671)Holland Park West (6,468)Inala (15,273)Indooroopilly (13,622)Jamboree Heights (3,141)Jindalee (5,320)Kalinga (2,144)Kangaroo Point (9,689)Karana Downs (3,800)Kedron (9,907)Kelvin Grove (7,909)Kenmore (9,675)Kenmore Hills (2,448)Keperra (7,014)Kuraby (8,737)Lota (3,518)Lutwyche (4,610)Macgregor (5,980)Manly (4,273)Manly West (12,436)Mansfield (8,851)McDowall (7,612)Middle Park (3,845)Milton (3,144)Mitchelton (9,244)Moggill (5,029)Moorooka (10,783)Morningside (11,755)Mount Crosby (1,860)Mount Gravatt (3,733)Mount Gravatt East (12,428)Mount Ommaney (2,503)Murarrie (4,946)Nathan (1,085)New Farm (12,197)Newmarket (5,083)Newstead (7,496)Norman Park (6,842)Northgate (4,876)Nudgee (4,377)Nundah (13,098)Oxley (9,100)Paddington (9,063)Pallara (3,861)Parkinson (11,148)Petrie Terrace (1,168)Pullenvale (3,276)Richlands (5,621)Riverhills (4,121)Robertson (4,749)Rochedale (7,633)Rocklea (1,672)Runcorn (14,199)Salisbury (6,790)Sandgate (4,926)Seven Hills (2,732)Seventeen Mile Rocks (2,699)Sherwood (6,082)Shorncliffe (1,907)Sinnamon Park (6,590)South Brisbane (14,292)Spring Hill (6,593)St Lucia (12,220)Stafford (6,978)Stafford Heights (6,992)Stretton (4,686)Sunnybank (8,892)Sunnybank Hills (18,085)Taigum (7,801)Taringa (8,732)Tarragindi (11,035)Teneriffe (5,520)Tennyson (1,109)Tingalpa (8,461)Toowong (12,556)Upper Kedron (5,800)Upper Mount Gravatt (10,800)Virginia (2,395)Wacol (4,253)Wakerley (8,718)Wavell Heights (10,336)West End (14,730)Westlake (4,547)Wilston (4,110)Windsor (7,811)Wishart (11,333)Woolloongabba (8,687)Wooloowin (4,029)Wynnum (14,036)Wynnum West (12,790)Yeerongpilly (2,033)Yeronga (7,062)Zillmere (9,323)