Gaythorne QLD 4051
2,275 addresses · 35 streets
Ryan Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Gaythorne · 7 km from Brisbane
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Living Here
Gaythorne is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 3,158 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $1,759 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 43% of households own their home and 56% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Enoggera statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Gaythorne itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 pharmacies
5 doctors & medical clinics
21 childcare & kindergartens
- Mother Duck Childcare and Kindergarten Gaythorne
- Enoggera Early Education
- ABC Learning Centre Enoggera
- Gaythorne Community Kindergarten
- Pickering St Early Education Centre
- Busy Bees at Mitchelton
- Play Matters Enoggera
- Blackwood Street Early Learning
- Milestones Early Learning Brookside
- Mother Duck Child Care & Preschool Centre
2 playgrounds
1 butcher
3 beauty salons
Getting around. Train station: Gaythorne, 400 m south-east · Bus interchange: Brookside Shopping Centre, 850 m north-west · Ferry wharf: Milton ferry terminal, 6.7 km south · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 14.5 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: 13.7% 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 | 13.7% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 12.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.6% · Labour-force participation 72%
Population by age in Gaythorne
| 0-4 | 223 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 303 |
| 15-19 | 150 |
| 20-24 | 294 |
| 25-34 | 689 |
| 35-44 | 517 |
| 45-54 | 402 |
| 55-64 | 274 |
| 65-74 | 189 |
| 75-84 | 99 |
| 85+ | 21 |
Dwelling types in Gaythorne
| House | 552 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 242 |
| Apartment | 633 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Gaythorne
| <$650 | 239 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 357 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 433 |
| $3,000+ | 314 |
Top ancestries in Gaythorne
| English | 1,248 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 1,143 |
| Irish | 518 |
| Other | 412 |
| Scottish | 369 |
| German | 201 |
Housing tenure in Gaythorne
| Owned | 235 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 374 |
| Rented | 799 |
| Other | 11 |
Cars per household in Gaythorne
| 0 | 145 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 694 |
| 2 | 437 |
| 3 | 90 |
| 4+ | 54 |
Commute to work in Gaythorne
| Car | 900 |
|---|---|
| Train | 169 |
| Bus | 5 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 34 |
| Bicycle | 30 |
| Home | 371 |
Top countries of birth in Gaythorne
| England | 93 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 67 |
| India | 50 |
| Nepal | 41 |
| South Africa | 28 |
| United States | 25 |
Languages used at home in Gaythorne
| Nepali | 45 |
|---|---|
| Spanish | 31 |
| Mandarin | 24 |
| Hindi | 21 |
| Cantonese | 17 |
| French | 16 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
76,276 bird observations recorded near Gaythorne — most often seen:
- Noisy Miner (5,446)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (5,198)
- Torresian Crow (5,129)
- Australian Magpie (3,585)
- Pied Currawong (3,571)
- Laughing Kookaburra (3,546)
- Grey Butcherbird (3,350)
- Australian Brush-turkey (3,105)
- Pied Butcherbird (2,768)
- Welcome Swallow (2,751)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2,719)
- Magpie-lark (2,543)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (2,406)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Gaythorne
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (2,391)
- Australasian Figbird (2,346)
- Australian White Ibis (2,143)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (1,873)
- Crested Pigeon (1,826)
- Willie Wagtail (1,786)
- Striated Pardalote (1,779)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,707)
- Dusky Moorhen (1,701)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (1,654)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (1,632)
- Eastern Whipbird (1,627)
- Galah (1,624)
- Spangled Drongo (1,599)
- Noisy Friarbird (1,593)
- Olive-backed Oriole (1,572)
- Masked Lapwing (1,306)
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 Gaythorne:
- Enoggera (1 km)
- Mitchelton (1.2 km)
- Everton Park (1.9 km)
- Alderley (2.1 km)
- Keperra (2.9 km)
- Ashgrove (3 km)
- Newmarket (3.2 km)
- Stafford (3.2 km)
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Streets
- Aldinga Street (16)
- Bellevue Avenue (223)
- Bere Street (46)
- Bliss Street (28)
- Brocklea Street (16)
- Burdekin Street (67)
- Coolum Street (27)
- Crana Street (36)
- Duke Street (13)
- Dunkirk Street (43)
- Ernest Street (24)
- Gaythorne Road (127)
- Grays Road (209)
- Heliopolis Parade (1)
- Howard Street (68)
- Hurdcotte Street (25)
- Lade Street (270)
- Lucy Street (58)
- Ludlow Street (23)
- Matson Street (4)
- Mitcham Street (109)
- Mott Street (217)
- Nambour Street (28)
- Newman Street (25)
- Pendine Street (20)
- Pickering Street (83)
- Prince Street (23)
- Prospect Road (136)
- Redgum Place (36)
- Samford Road (123)
- Station Avenue (49)
- Taurama Street (26)
- Taylors Road (44)
- Wanimo Street (31)
- Wardell Street (1)
