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Grandchester QLD 4340

330 addresses · 35 streets

Blair Electorate › Ipswich LGA › Grandchester · 60 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Grandchester is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 467 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,687 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

467Population
45Median age
$1,687Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Laidley, 8.2 km north-west · Airport: Toowoomba City Aerodrome, 55.5 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 60.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Grandchester

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

Tree cover measures, Grandchester QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202060.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202178.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 53.7%

Population by age in Grandchester
Population by age, Grandchester QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-427
5-1455
15-1925
20-2433
25-3449
35-4448
45-5492
55-6457
65-7458
75-8419
85+0
Dwelling types in Grandchester
Dwelling types, Grandchester QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House140
Townhouse7
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Grandchester
Households by weekly income, Grandchester QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65023
$650-1,49938
$1,500-2,99947
$3,000+20
Top ancestries in Grandchester
Top ancestries, Grandchester QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English198
Australian156
Ancestry NS86
German47
Irish45
Scottish44
Housing tenure in Grandchester
Housing tenure, Grandchester QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned56
Mortgage62
Rented21
Other8
Cars per household in Grandchester
Cars per household, Grandchester QLD (ABS Census 2021)
05
127
258
334
4+24
Commute to work in Grandchester
Commute to work, Grandchester QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car115
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home27
Top countries of birth in Grandchester
Top countries of birth, Grandchester QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England19
Germany5
New Zealand3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,339 bird observations recorded near Grandchester — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Grandchester

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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