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Beenleigh QLD 4207

5,800 addresses · 145 streets

Forde Electorate › Logan LGA › Beenleigh · 32 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Beenleigh is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 8,425 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,155 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 45% of households own their home and 54% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

8,425Population
38Median age
$1,155Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Beenleigh, 900 m east · Bus interchange: Loganholme station, 6.6 km north · Airport: Southport Flying Club, 28.8 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 19.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Beenleigh

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

Tree cover measures, Beenleigh QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202019.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202133.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.7% · Labour-force participation 52.1%

Population by age in Beenleigh
Population by age, Beenleigh QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4437
5-141,001
15-19505
20-24631
25-341,228
35-441,065
45-541,168
55-641,056
65-74844
75-84381
85+110
Dwelling types in Beenleigh
Dwelling types, Beenleigh QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House2,058
Townhouse627
Apartment580
Other29
Households by weekly income in Beenleigh
Households by weekly income, Beenleigh QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650828
$650-1,4991,058
$1,500-2,999860
$3,000+282
Top ancestries in Beenleigh
Top ancestries, Beenleigh QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English3,201
Australian2,758
Ancestry NS999
Other857
Irish773
Scottish663
Housing tenure in Beenleigh
Housing tenure, Beenleigh QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned569
Mortgage873
Rented1,732
Other25
Cars per household in Beenleigh
Cars per household, Beenleigh QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0402
11,300
2946
3346
4+211
Commute to work in Beenleigh
Commute to work, Beenleigh QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,444
Train65
Bus11
Tram/ferry0
Walked60
Bicycle8
Home255
Top countries of birth in Beenleigh
Top countries of birth, Beenleigh QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand651
England234
Philippines147
India84
Papua New Guinea40
Scotland38
Languages used at home in Beenleigh
Languages used at home, Beenleigh QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog69
Mandarin41
Punjabi41
Filipino39
Samoan38
Vietnamese32

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

68,956 bird observations recorded near Beenleigh — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Beenleigh

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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