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Alexandra Hills QLD 4161

6,929 addresses · 300 streets

Bowman Electorate › Redland LGA › Alexandra Hills · 21 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Alexandra Hills is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 16,472 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,829 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

16,472Population
38Median age
$1,829Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Alexandra Hills statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Alexandra Hills itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Ormiston, 3.4 km north-east · Bus interchange: Capalaba bus station, 3.2 km west · Ferry wharf: Cleveland Ferry, 5.9 km east · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 19.2 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs4/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 42.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Alexandra Hills

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Alexandra Hills QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202042.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202153.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.6% · Labour-force participation 66.1%

Population by age in Alexandra Hills
Population by age, Alexandra Hills QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,045
5-142,170
15-191,040
20-24902
25-342,143
35-442,280
45-542,147
55-642,104
65-741,693
75-84695
85+255
Dwelling types in Alexandra Hills
Dwelling types, Alexandra Hills QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House5,466
Townhouse281
Apartment112
Other0
Households by weekly income in Alexandra Hills
Households by weekly income, Alexandra Hills QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650703
$650-1,4991,563
$1,500-2,9992,080
$3,000+1,103
Top ancestries in Alexandra Hills
Top ancestries, Alexandra Hills QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English6,966
Australian6,300
Scottish1,908
Irish1,868
Other1,378
German968
Housing tenure in Alexandra Hills
Housing tenure, Alexandra Hills QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,662
Mortgage2,778
Rented1,281
Other74
Cars per household in Alexandra Hills
Cars per household, Alexandra Hills QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0213
11,682
22,408
3968
4+527
Commute to work in Alexandra Hills
Commute to work, Alexandra Hills QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car5,759
Train42
Bus112
Tram/ferry0
Walked60
Bicycle17
Home998
Top countries of birth in Alexandra Hills
Top countries of birth, Alexandra Hills QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand847
England657
Philippines181
South Africa161
India125
Scotland98
Languages used at home in Alexandra Hills
Languages used at home, Alexandra Hills QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin87
Tagalog73
Punjabi71
Spanish67
Afrikaans60
Filipino53

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

37,593 bird observations recorded near Alexandra Hills — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Alexandra Hills

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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