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Eight Mile Plains QLD 4113

7,427 addresses · 211 streets

Moreton Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Eight Mile Plains · 14 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Eight Mile Plains is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 15,326 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,917 a week, with median rent near $420 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 34% 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.

15,326Population
36Median age
$1,917Median household income / wk
$420Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Fruitgrove, 2.4 km south-west · Bus interchange: Eight Mile Plains, 950 m east · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 22.4 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs9/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 25.2% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 6.2% · Labour-force participation 62.4%

Population by age in Eight Mile Plains
Population by age, Eight Mile Plains QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4893
5-141,791
15-19764
20-241,145
25-342,645
35-442,356
45-541,749
55-641,582
65-741,332
75-84709
85+362
Dwelling types in Eight Mile Plains
Dwelling types, Eight Mile Plains QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House3,321
Townhouse1,348
Apartment171
Other302
Households by weekly income in Eight Mile Plains
Households by weekly income, Eight Mile Plains QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650674
$650-1,4991,211
$1,500-2,9991,654
$3,000+1,261
Top ancestries in Eight Mile Plains
Top ancestries, Eight Mile Plains QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Chinese4,334
Other2,792
English2,684
Australian2,265
Indian1,214
Korean912
Housing tenure in Eight Mile Plains
Housing tenure, Eight Mile Plains QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,626
Mortgage1,601
Rented1,736
Other108
Cars per household in Eight Mile Plains
Cars per household, Eight Mile Plains QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0260
11,752
22,091
3654
4+328
Commute to work in Eight Mile Plains
Commute to work, Eight Mile Plains QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car4,521
Train22
Bus534
Tram/ferry0
Walked87
Bicycle27
Home1,262
Top countries of birth in Eight Mile Plains
Top countries of birth, Eight Mile Plains QLD (ABS Census 2021)
China1,788
India1,023
Taiwan727
South Korea724
New Zealand427
Hong Kong295
Languages used at home in Eight Mile Plains
Languages used at home, Eight Mile Plains QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin2,996
Cantonese937
Korean851
Punjabi686
Gujarati263
Hindi238

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