Balmoral Ridge QLD 4552

Living Here

Balmoral Ridge is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 302 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $1,899 a week, with median rent near $375 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

• 2 schools

  • Maleny State High School
  • Maleny State School
• 7 cafés & restaurants

  • Tamarinde Restaurant
  • Tamarind
  • Big Love Cafe
  • Gypsy's Table
  • The Terrace Seafood Restaurant of Maleny
  • Sukhothai Maleny
  • The Orangery Maleny
• 1 Catholic church

  • Sacred Heart Church
• 1 dentist

  • Dental Care Maleny
• 1 hospital

  • Maleny Soldiers Memorial Hospital
• 1 vet

  • Maleny Veterinary Services
• 1 library

  • Maleny Library
• 1 service station

  • Mobil Maleny
• 1 gym

  • Maleny Swimming Pool
• 1 hardware store

  • Mitre 10
• 1 beauty salon

  • Spa Anise
• 1 mechanic

  • Coral Street Automotive
• 1 electrician

  • RJH Electrical
• 9 places to stay

  • Spicers Tamarind Retreat
  • Maleny Views Motel
  • Maleny Terrace Cottages
  • Teak Street Retreat
  • Pomodoras
  • The Hill House
  • Maleny Lodge
  • Tranquil Park Maleny
  • Montville Resorts

Getting around. Train station: Mooloolah, 7.4 km east · Airport: Caloundra Airport, 21.9 km east.

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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: 51.6% 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.

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 49.1%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

58,712 bird observations recorded near Balmoral Ridge — most often seen:

• Lewin's Honeyeater (4,071)
• Pied Currawong (3,671)
• Eastern Whipbird (3,586)
• Australian Brush-turkey (2,880)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (2,763)
• Torresian Crow (2,697)
• Laughing Kookaburra (2,508)
• Eastern Yellow Robin (2,344)
• Green Catbird (2,239)
• Australian Magpie (2,128)
• Southern Lewin's Honeyeater (1,946)
• Welcome Swallow (1,942)
• Noisy Miner (1,890)

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 Balmoral Ridge:

• North Maleny (2 km)
• Bald Knob (3.7 km)
• Maleny (4.1 km)
• Diamond Valley (4.6 km)
• Landers Shoot (5.7 km)
• Eudlo (6.3 km)
• Montville (6.8 km)
• Crohamhurst (7.3 km)

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