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Bracken Ridge QLD 4017

7,170 addresses · 269 streets

Petrie Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Bracken Ridge · 17 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Bracken Ridge is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 17,488 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,972 a week, with median rent near $410 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

17,488Population
37Median age
$1,972Median household income / wk
$410Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bald Hills station, 2.1 km west · Bus interchange: Strathpine bus station, 4.2 km west · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 11 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources6/10
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: 14% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bracken Ridge

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

Tree cover measures, Bracken Ridge QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202119.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 66.6%

Population by age in Bracken Ridge
Population by age, Bracken Ridge QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,120
5-142,439
15-191,125
20-241,012
25-342,322
35-442,620
45-542,250
55-642,004
65-741,587
75-84811
85+208
Dwelling types in Bracken Ridge
Dwelling types, Bracken Ridge QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House5,353
Townhouse496
Apartment214
Other0
Households by weekly income in Bracken Ridge
Households by weekly income, Bracken Ridge QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650654
$650-1,4991,478
$1,500-2,9992,152
$3,000+1,377
Top ancestries in Bracken Ridge
Top ancestries, Bracken Ridge QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English6,528
Australian5,993
Other2,336
Irish2,137
Scottish1,771
German1,107
Housing tenure in Bracken Ridge
Housing tenure, Bracken Ridge QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,761
Mortgage2,676
Rented1,443
Other111
Cars per household in Bracken Ridge
Cars per household, Bracken Ridge QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0164
11,861
22,653
3852
4+466
Commute to work in Bracken Ridge
Commute to work, Bracken Ridge QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car5,550
Train183
Bus201
Tram/ferry0
Walked53
Bicycle29
Home1,282
Top countries of birth in Bracken Ridge
Top countries of birth, Bracken Ridge QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand737
India699
England557
Philippines422
Fiji130
Iraq126
Languages used at home in Bracken Ridge
Languages used at home, Bracken Ridge QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi452
Tagalog212
Hindi195
Malayalam165
Arabic164
Nepali138

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

241,972 bird observations recorded near Bracken Ridge — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bracken Ridge

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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