Archerfield QLD 4108
1,040 addresses · 42 streets
Moreton Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Archerfield · 11 km from Brisbane
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Living Here
Archerfield is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 533 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,409 a week, with median rent near $343 a week. Most homes are houses. About 65% of households own their home and 35% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Rocklea - Acacia Ridge statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Archerfield itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
34 schools
1 pharmacy
2 doctors & medical clinics
2 optometrists
1 dog park
1 bakery
1 hairdresser
1 beauty salon
Getting around. Train station: Salisbury, 1.4 km north-east · Bus interchange: Griffith University, 5.1 km north-east · Ferry wharf: UQ St Lucia ferry terminal, 7.6 km north · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 23.1 km north-east.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 2.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 2.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 10.3% · Labour-force participation 55.9%
Population by age in Archerfield
| 0-4 | 22 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 54 |
| 15-19 | 28 |
| 20-24 | 39 |
| 25-34 | 86 |
| 35-44 | 78 |
| 45-54 | 76 |
| 55-64 | 61 |
| 65-74 | 52 |
| 75-84 | 29 |
| 85+ | 11 |
Dwelling types in Archerfield
| House | 186 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 10 |
| Apartment | 15 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Archerfield
| <$650 | 34 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 70 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 60 |
| $3,000+ | 27 |
Top ancestries in Archerfield
| Australian | 161 |
|---|---|
| English | 155 |
| Other | 99 |
| Ancestry NS | 55 |
| Scottish | 45 |
| Irish | 43 |
Housing tenure in Archerfield
| Owned | 71 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 60 |
| Rented | 70 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Archerfield
| 0 | 11 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 79 |
| 2 | 68 |
| 3 | 24 |
| 4+ | 14 |
Commute to work in Archerfield
| Car | 150 |
|---|---|
| Train | 4 |
| Bus | 7 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 9 |
| Home | 29 |
Top countries of birth in Archerfield
| Philippines | 16 |
|---|---|
| Vietnam | 15 |
| Afghanistan | 10 |
| Nepal | 9 |
| New Zealand | 8 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 |
Languages used at home in Archerfield
| Vietnamese | 17 |
|---|---|
| Spanish | 11 |
| Hindi | 10 |
| Samoan | 10 |
| Greek | 9 |
| Nepali | 9 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
296,762 bird observations recorded near Archerfield — most often seen:
- Noisy Miner (18,577)
- Torresian Crow (18,164)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (16,271)
- Grey Butcherbird (13,268)
- Pied Currawong (11,934)
- Australian Magpie (11,618)
- Australian White Ibis (10,987)
- Willie Wagtail (10,867)
- Laughing Kookaburra (10,565)
- Brown Honeyeater (10,229)
- Welcome Swallow (10,214)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (9,480)
- Magpie-lark (9,428)
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- Red-backed Fairy-wren (9,390)
- Pacific Black Duck (9,252)
- Australian Brush-turkey (9,201)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (8,720)
- Superb Fairy-wren (8,528)
- Pied Butcherbird (8,386)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (8,231)
- Australasian Figbird (7,978)
- Masked Lapwing (7,910)
- Dusky Moorhen (7,747)
- Striated Pardalote (7,529)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (7,358)
- Silvereye (7,260)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (7,101)
- Tawny Grassbird (7,046)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (6,803)
- Intermediate Egret (6,720)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Archerfield:
- Rocklea (1.7 km)
- Coopers Plains (2.1 km)
- Salisbury (2.2 km)
- Acacia Ridge (2.3 km)
- Moorooka (3.5 km)
- Nathan (3.6 km)
- Robertson (3.8 km)
- Willawong (3.9 km)
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Streets
- Amaroo Street (26)
- Ashover Road (2)
- Balham Road (54)
- Bangor Street (26)
- Beatty Road (104)
- Beaudesert Road (58)
- Beaufighter Avenue (4)
- Bonanza Avenue (3)
- Boniface Street (102)
- Boundary Road (92)
- Brecknock Street (28)
- Dakota Place (3)
- Desgrand Street (47)
- Ditchman Avenue (8)
- Eirroc Street (11)
- Gladstone Street (15)
- Glenister Street (28)
- Granard Road (43)
- Grenier Drive (16)
- Grumman Close (5)
- Hampshire Street (3)
- Janzoon Street (10)
- Kalang Street (12)
- Kawana Street (19)
- Kerry Road (94)
- Lavelle Street (5)
- Lilydale Street (1)
- Lores Bonney Drive (21)
- Macginley Street (4)
- Mortimer Road (1)
- Nemo Street (2)
- Parkview Drive (7)
- Qantas Avenue (15)
- Rocklea Street (46)
- Rodwell Street (27)
- Spowers Street (9)
- Stockwell Place (30)
- Townson Street (13)
- Victa Avenue (1)
- Willingdon Street (27)
- Wirraway Avenue (6)
- Woomera Place (12)
