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Birkdale QLD 4159

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Bowman Electorate › Redland LGA › Birkdale · 19 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Birkdale is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 14,816 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,903 a week, with median rent near $435 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

14,816Population
43Median age
$1,903Median household income / wk
$435Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Birkdale station, 500 m north-east · Bus interchange: Capalaba bus station, 3.7 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Cleveland Ferry, 7.5 km south-east · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 16 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources7/10
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: 24.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Birkdale

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

Tree cover measures, Birkdale QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202024.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202137.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.1% · Labour-force participation 61.7%

Population by age in Birkdale
Population by age, Birkdale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4746
5-141,908
15-19923
20-24781
25-341,502
35-441,835
45-542,020
55-641,867
65-741,769
75-841,041
85+429
Dwelling types in Birkdale
Dwelling types, Birkdale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House4,481
Townhouse601
Apartment253
Other0
Households by weekly income in Birkdale
Households by weekly income, Birkdale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650746
$650-1,4991,335
$1,500-2,9991,516
$3,000+1,386
Top ancestries in Birkdale
Top ancestries, Birkdale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English6,500
Australian5,334
Irish1,847
Scottish1,751
Other1,239
German920
Housing tenure in Birkdale
Housing tenure, Birkdale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,917
Mortgage2,196
Rented1,017
Other152
Cars per household in Birkdale
Cars per household, Birkdale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0193
11,571
22,205
3803
4+522
Commute to work in Birkdale
Commute to work, Birkdale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car4,699
Train162
Bus27
Tram/ferry3
Walked49
Bicycle11
Home1,151
Top countries of birth in Birkdale
Top countries of birth, Birkdale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England832
New Zealand682
South Africa265
Netherlands140
Scotland130
India112
Languages used at home in Birkdale
Languages used at home, Birkdale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin114
Afrikaans95
Punjabi80
German63
Greek48
Spanish48

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

72,006 bird observations recorded near Birkdale — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Birkdale

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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