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Algester QLD 4115

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Rankin Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Algester · 16 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Algester is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 9,020 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,716 a week, with median rent near $395 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

9,020Population
36Median age
$1,716Median household income / wk
$395Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Sunnybank, 4.1 km north-east · Bus interchange: Garden City Shopping Centre station, 7.2 km north-east · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 27.3 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 15.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Algester

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

Tree cover measures, Algester QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202015.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202120.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.2% · Labour-force participation 63.2%

Population by age in Algester
Population by age, Algester QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4642
5-141,316
15-19478
20-24485
25-341,327
35-441,548
45-541,001
55-64831
65-74855
75-84413
85+116
Dwelling types in Algester
Dwelling types, Algester QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House2,464
Townhouse496
Apartment44
Other37
Households by weekly income in Algester
Households by weekly income, Algester QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650398
$650-1,499866
$1,500-2,9991,109
$3,000+509
Top ancestries in Algester
Top ancestries, Algester QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English2,242
Australian2,033
Other1,664
Chinese1,356
Scottish657
Irish626
Housing tenure in Algester
Housing tenure, Algester QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned820
Mortgage1,257
Rented936
Other14
Cars per household in Algester
Cars per household, Algester QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0108
11,058
21,300
3401
4+158
Commute to work in Algester
Commute to work, Algester QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,786
Train11
Bus182
Tram/ferry0
Walked28
Bicycle9
Home605
Top countries of birth in Algester
Top countries of birth, Algester QLD (ABS Census 2021)
China523
New Zealand445
India397
England249
Philippines182
South Korea147
Languages used at home in Algester
Languages used at home, Algester QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin874
Cantonese243
Punjabi242
Korean177
Hindi129
Vietnamese113

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

22,809 bird observations recorded near Algester — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Algester

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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