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Calamvale QLD 4116

7,639 addresses · 261 streets

Rankin Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Calamvale · 17 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Calamvale is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 17,994 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $1,874 a week, with median rent near $410 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 35% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

17,994Population
34Median age
$1,874Median household income / wk
$410Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Runcorn, 4 km north-east · Bus interchange: Eight Mile Plains, 7.3 km north-east · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 28 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs8/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 26.1% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 5.7% · Labour-force participation 66.2%

Population by age in Calamvale
Population by age, Calamvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,277
5-142,635
15-191,036
20-241,075
25-343,016
35-443,258
45-542,058
55-641,638
65-741,326
75-84505
85+170
Dwelling types in Calamvale
Dwelling types, Calamvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House3,724
Townhouse2,094
Apartment15
Other0
Households by weekly income in Calamvale
Households by weekly income, Calamvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650623
$650-1,4991,517
$1,500-2,9992,169
$3,000+1,170
Top ancestries in Calamvale
Top ancestries, Calamvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Chinese5,555
Other3,679
English2,756
Australian2,310
Indian1,396
Ancestry NS943
Housing tenure in Calamvale
Housing tenure, Calamvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,437
Mortgage2,259
Rented2,003
Other62
Cars per household in Calamvale
Cars per household, Calamvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0156
11,985
22,559
3735
4+330
Commute to work in Calamvale
Commute to work, Calamvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car5,868
Train38
Bus491
Tram/ferry0
Walked51
Bicycle9
Home1,219
Top countries of birth in Calamvale
Top countries of birth, Calamvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
China2,441
India1,056
Taiwan746
New Zealand683
Hong Kong512
South Korea472
Languages used at home in Calamvale
Languages used at home, Calamvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin3,852
Cantonese1,241
Punjabi642
Korean611
Vietnamese320
Arabic318

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