Darlington QLD 4285
45 addresses · 7 streets
Wright Electorate › Scenic Rim LGA › Darlington · 85 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Darlington is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 98 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,833 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 68% of households own their home and 32% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Beaudesert statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Darlington itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 Catholic churches
2 places to stay
Getting around. Airport: Gold Coast Airport, 44.1 km east.
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: 39.4% 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.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 39.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 49.0% |
Demographics
Population by age in Darlington
| 0-4 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 19 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 4 |
| 25-34 | 4 |
| 35-44 | 17 |
| 45-54 | 12 |
| 55-64 | 10 |
| 65-74 | 10 |
| 75-84 | 9 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Darlington
| House | 26 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Darlington
| <$650 | 5 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 4 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 9 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Darlington
| Australian | 39 |
|---|---|
| English | 30 |
| Ancestry NS | 18 |
| Irish | 13 |
| German | 12 |
| Scottish | 9 |
Housing tenure in Darlington
| Owned | 11 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 10 |
| Rented | 10 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Darlington
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 11 |
| 3 | 10 |
| 4+ | 4 |
Commute to work in Darlington
| Car | 19 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 19 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,905 bird observations recorded near Darlington — most often seen:
- Rufous Scrub-bird (200)
- Pied Currawong (141)
- Crimson Rosella (136)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (134)
- Eastern Whipbird (133)
- Noisy Miner (118)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (115)
- Australian Magpie (112)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (107)
- Laughing Kookaburra (104)
- Torresian Crow (102)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (100)
- Australian King-parrot (95)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Darlington
- Welcome Swallow (93)
- Green Catbird (87)
- Grey Fantail (87)
- Olive Whistler (83)
- White-browed Scrubwren (83)
- Red-browed Finch (79)
- Satin Bowerbird (79)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (79)
- Pied Butcherbird (77)
- Willie Wagtail (76)
- Regent Bowerbird (75)
- Australian Logrunner (70)
- Topknot Pigeon (70)
- Spotted Pardalote (69)
- Australian Brush-turkey (67)
- Black-faced Monarch (67)
- Wonga Pigeon (67)
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 Darlington:
- Hillview (5.1 km)
- Lamington (5.6 km)
- O'reilly (6.6 km)
- Southern Lamington (9.1 km)
- Christmas Creek (9.4 km)
- Chinghee Creek (10.2 km)
- Cainbable (10.5 km)
- Mount Gipps (11.7 km)
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Streets
- Cedar Glen Road (3)
- Kerry Road (28)
- Left Hand Branch Road (3)
- Stacey Road (1)
- Steinhardt Road (2)
- Stephens Road (4)
- Stockyard Creek Road (4)
