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Darra QLD 4076

3,068 addresses · 81 streets

Oxley Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Darra · 13 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Darra is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 4,098 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,560 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 56% of households own their home and 43% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Vietnamese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

4,098Population
36Median age
$1,560Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Darra station, 150 m north · Bus interchange: Mount Ommaney, 2.5 km north-west · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 26.7 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 8.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Darra

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

Tree cover measures, Darra QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202120.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.6% · Labour-force participation 62%

Population by age in Darra
Population by age, Darra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4260
5-14498
15-19220
20-24258
25-34716
35-44624
45-54554
55-64448
65-74340
75-84135
85+46
Dwelling types in Darra
Dwelling types, Darra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,286
Townhouse140
Apartment23
Other0
Households by weekly income in Darra
Households by weekly income, Darra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650235
$650-1,499422
$1,500-2,999488
$3,000+216
Top ancestries in Darra
Top ancestries, Darra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English924
Australian893
Vietnamese765
Other715
Irish290
Ancestry NS278
Housing tenure in Darra
Housing tenure, Darra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned357
Mortgage432
Rented605
Other24
Cars per household in Darra
Cars per household, Darra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0103
1542
2534
3173
4+73
Commute to work in Darra
Commute to work, Darra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,168
Train105
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked30
Bicycle12
Home284
Top countries of birth in Darra
Top countries of birth, Darra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnam600
New Zealand125
India105
Philippines67
England65
Samoa39
Languages used at home in Darra
Languages used at home, Darra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese822
Arabic90
Punjabi69
Spanish64
Samoan56
Bengali52

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

157,645 bird observations recorded near Darra — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Darra

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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