Fig Tree Pocket QLD 4069
1,773 addresses · 76 streets
Ryan Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Fig Tree Pocket · 9 km from Brisbane
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Living Here
Fig Tree Pocket is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 4,345 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $3,791 a week, with median rent near $590 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. 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 Fig Tree Pocket statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Fig Tree Pocket itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
19 Catholic churches
15 childcare & kindergartens
- Gan Gani Kindergarten
- Early Learning Centre
- Genius Childcare Sinnamon Park
- Goodstart Kenmore Kersley Road
- Staverton Kindergarten Chelmer
- Guardian Childcare & Education Sherwood Forest
- Guardian Childcare and Education
- Indooroopilly Montessori Childrens House
- Chelmer-Graceville Kindergarten
- Papilio Early Learning Sherwood
2 playgrounds
3 beauty salons
2 electricians
Getting around. Train station: Graceville, 1.7 km north-east · Bus interchange: Mount Ommaney, 3.2 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Guyatt Park ferry terminal, 5.7 km north-east · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 22.9 km north-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: 34.7% 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 | 34.7% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 69.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 68.9%
Population by age in Fig Tree Pocket
| 0-4 | 200 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 792 |
| 15-19 | 396 |
| 20-24 | 250 |
| 25-34 | 243 |
| 35-44 | 630 |
| 45-54 | 778 |
| 55-64 | 500 |
| 65-74 | 340 |
| 75-84 | 167 |
| 85+ | 50 |
Dwelling types in Fig Tree Pocket
| House | 1,343 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 8 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Fig Tree Pocket
| <$650 | 83 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 170 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 267 |
| $3,000+ | 761 |
Top ancestries in Fig Tree Pocket
| English | 1,715 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 1,251 |
| Other | 565 |
| Irish | 561 |
| Scottish | 530 |
| German | 276 |
Housing tenure in Fig Tree Pocket
| Owned | 565 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 592 |
| Rented | 178 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Fig Tree Pocket
| 0 | 26 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 272 |
| 2 | 652 |
| 3 | 263 |
| 4+ | 128 |
Commute to work in Fig Tree Pocket
| Car | 1,060 |
|---|---|
| Train | 18 |
| Bus | 25 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 6 |
| Bicycle | 38 |
| Home | 717 |
Top countries of birth in Fig Tree Pocket
| England | 259 |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 185 |
| India | 123 |
| New Zealand | 108 |
| China | 103 |
| United States | 48 |
Languages used at home in Fig Tree Pocket
| Mandarin | 144 |
|---|---|
| Hindi | 50 |
| Afrikaans | 45 |
| German | 33 |
| Cantonese | 32 |
| Spanish | 32 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
340,692 bird observations recorded near Fig Tree Pocket — most often seen:
- Noisy Miner (19,177)
- Torresian Crow (18,223)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (16,581)
- Australian Magpie (15,207)
- Welcome Swallow (14,247)
- Australian White Ibis (13,808)
- Grey Butcherbird (13,232)
- Willie Wagtail (12,706)
- Magpie-lark (12,641)
- Pacific Black Duck (11,526)
- Pied Butcherbird (11,307)
- Australasian Figbird (11,149)
- Brown Honeyeater (10,892)
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- Laughing Kookaburra (10,865)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (10,695)
- Dusky Moorhen (10,385)
- Australian Brush-turkey (10,364)
- Pied Currawong (10,293)
- Masked Lapwing (10,114)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (10,084)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (10,058)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (9,670)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (9,610)
- Crested Pigeon (9,331)
- Red-backed Fairy-wren (8,791)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (8,178)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (8,153)
- Australian Wood Duck (7,887)
- Superb Fairy-wren (7,817)
- Little Black Cormorant (7,701)
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 Fig Tree Pocket:
- Sinnamon Park (1.9 km)
- Sherwood (2.1 km)
- Graceville (2.1 km)
- Chelmer (2.1 km)
- Seventeen Mile Rocks (2.3 km)
- Jindalee (2.4 km)
- Corinda (2.6 km)
- Kenmore (2.6 km)
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Streets
- Agnes Place (7)
- Aminga Street (5)
- Aylesbury Street (3)
- Ballard Place (10)
- Barrygroves Court (14)
- Bellini Court (6)
- Botticelli Street (80)
- Cottesmore Street (26)
- Cubberla Street (59)
- Culmstock Place (31)
- Curlew Close (4)
- Cyllene Court (3)
- Donatello Street (44)
- Dornie Place (11)
- Dressage Place (27)
- Eccleston Street (12)
- Emma Place (10)
- Errogie Place (20)
- Farnham Street (14)
- Fenchurch Street (28)
- Fig Tree Pocket Road (207)
- Gabwina Street (25)
- Games Street (5)
- Goya Street (4)
- Gunnin Street (33)
- Jesmond Road (147)
- Karella Street (11)
- Kenmore Road (76)
- Kenny Street (11)
- Kiriwina Street (26)
- Kitava Street (9)
- Leinster Street (12)
- Lombardo Court (6)
- Lorikeet Close (9)
- Mactier Street (14)
- Mandalay Street (54)
- Mclaren Street (10)
- Meta Place (15)
- Michelangelo Street (23)
- Moorfields Street (17)
- Musgrave Street (41)
- Nankin Street (27)
- Nauria Street (8)
- Nearco Street (14)
- Needham Street (6)
- Ningana Street (4)
- Norman Street (47)
- Northridge Street (16)
- Oakington Street (12)
- Oasis Court (12)
- Ormsby Street (2)
- Porchester Street (15)
- Pylara Street (8)
- Quinty Street (13)
- Ramada Place (19)
- River Park Place (24)
- Rivergum Place (14)
- Robertson Place (45)
- Roedean Street (9)
- Romanella Street (20)
- Rosella Street (22)
- Ruth Miller Close (23)
- Sanctuary Place (23)
- Sandringham Place (14)
- Serene Place (18)
- Sonanne Place (8)
- Spinkbrae Street (33)
- Sprenger Street (23)
- Sullivan Street (3)
- Swindon Close (4)
- Tandawanna Lane (13)
- Terrigal Street (17)
- Thiesfield Street (34)
- Tofanella Street (7)
- Vakuta Street (40)
- Warner Court (7)