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Fernvale QLD 4306

1,626 addresses · 90 streets

Blair Electorate › Somerset LGA › Fernvale · 37 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Fernvale is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 3,629 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,771 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,629Population
35Median age
$1,771Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Brisbane Airport, 47 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 14.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Fernvale

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

Tree cover measures, Fernvale QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202142.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.6% · Labour-force participation 62.7%

Population by age in Fernvale
Population by age, Fernvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4257
5-14678
15-19231
20-24145
25-34459
35-44543
45-54485
55-64399
65-74303
75-84102
85+20
Dwelling types in Fernvale
Dwelling types, Fernvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,174
Townhouse10
Apartment6
Other4
Households by weekly income in Fernvale
Households by weekly income, Fernvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650122
$650-1,499323
$1,500-2,999455
$3,000+185
Top ancestries in Fernvale
Top ancestries, Fernvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English1,608
Australian1,562
Scottish407
Irish342
German323
Aboriginal229
Housing tenure in Fernvale
Housing tenure, Fernvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned289
Mortgage598
Rented272
Other7
Cars per household in Fernvale
Cars per household, Fernvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
016
1315
2512
3206
4+124
Commute to work in Fernvale
Commute to work, Fernvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,154
Train7
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked19
Bicycle0
Home153
Top countries of birth in Fernvale
Top countries of birth, Fernvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand162
England111
South Africa19
Philippines14
Germany11
Scotland11
Languages used at home in Fernvale
Languages used at home, Fernvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German15
Mandarin10
Vietnamese9
Samoan8
Thai6
Spanish5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,727 bird observations recorded near Fernvale — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Fernvale

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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