Draper QLD 4520
276 addresses · 18 streets
Dickson Electorate › Moreton Bay LGA › Draper · 18 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Draper is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 695 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $3,073 a week, with median rent near $500 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Samford Valley statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Draper itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 supermarket
2 doctors & medical clinics
1 optometrist
1 post office
1 service station
1 gym
2 dog parks
1 bakery
2 hardware stores
1 beauty salon
1 mechanic
3 electricians
3 plumbers
1 place to stay
Getting around. Train station: Ferny Grove, 6.2 km south-east · Bus interchange: Brookside Shopping Centre, 9.7 km south-east · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 21.6 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: 50.9% 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 | 50.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 80.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.4% · Labour-force participation 74.5%
Population by age in Draper
| 0-4 | 37 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 107 |
| 15-19 | 52 |
| 20-24 | 45 |
| 25-34 | 51 |
| 35-44 | 83 |
| 45-54 | 134 |
| 55-64 | 101 |
| 65-74 | 52 |
| 75-84 | 34 |
| 85+ | 6 |
Dwelling types in Draper
| House | 217 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Draper
| <$650 | 16 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 29 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 47 |
| $3,000+ | 100 |
Top ancestries in Draper
| English | 347 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 273 |
| Scottish | 110 |
| Irish | 93 |
| Other | 65 |
| German | 49 |
Housing tenure in Draper
| Owned | 78 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 119 |
| Rented | 18 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Draper
| 0 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 21 |
| 2 | 92 |
| 3 | 52 |
| 4+ | 47 |
Commute to work in Draper
| Car | 209 |
|---|---|
| Train | 7 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 121 |
Top countries of birth in Draper
| England | 42 |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 25 |
| New Zealand | 15 |
| Germany | 7 |
| Canada | 4 |
| Philippines | 4 |
Languages used at home in Draper
| Afrikaans | 11 |
|---|---|
| Hindi | 4 |
| Italian | 3 |
| Polish | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
113,187 bird observations recorded near Draper — most often seen:
- Lewin's Honeyeater (5,501)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (5,489)
- Torresian Crow (5,086)
- Laughing Kookaburra (4,883)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (4,775)
- Eastern Whipbird (4,487)
- Noisy Miner (4,383)
- Australian Magpie (4,255)
- Australasian Figbird (4,133)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (3,867)
- Striated Pardalote (3,847)
- Pied Currawong (3,770)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (3,690)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Draper
- Willie Wagtail (3,649)
- Pied Butcherbird (3,626)
- Grey Butcherbird (3,601)
- Magpie-lark (3,514)
- Pacific Black Duck (3,499)
- Welcome Swallow (3,406)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (3,344)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (3,260)
- Australian Brush-turkey (3,189)
- Masked Lapwing (3,085)
- Noisy Friarbird (3,061)
- Brown Honeyeater (3,042)
- Grey Fantail (3,003)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (3,002)
- Peaceful Dove (2,985)
- Spangled Drongo (2,896)
- Silvereye (2,859)
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 Draper:
- Yugar (3 km)
- Samford Village (3.1 km)
- Bunya (3.1 km)
- Clear Mountain (3.1 km)
- Eatons Hill (4.3 km)
- Samford Valley (4.5 km)
- Closeburn (5.2 km)
- Camp Mountain (5.7 km)
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Streets
- Albert Road (10)
- Alpine Drive (22)
- Balmoral Road (11)
- Beresford Drive (10)
- Bunya Road (34)
- Eatons Crossing Road (29)
- Heather Anne Drive (18)
- Hodge Road (2)
- Lawson Road (15)
- Lergessner Road (23)
- Mailmans Track (16)
- Maskell Court (13)
- Oak River Road (13)
- Skyline Court (11)
- Stansell Court (7)
- Telford Court (1)
- Vada Road (3)
- Willem Drive (38)
