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Hawthorne QLD 4171

3,000 addresses · 46 streets

Griffith Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Hawthorne · 3 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Hawthorne is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 5,090 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $3,029 a week, with median rent near $430 a week. Most homes are houses. About 62% of households own their home and 37% 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.

5,090Population
37Median age
$3,029Median household income / wk
$430Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Morningside, 1.2 km south-east · Bus interchange: Woolloongabba Station, 3.5 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Hawthorne Ferry Terminal, 700 m north-west · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 11.2 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 16.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Hawthorne

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

Tree cover measures, Hawthorne QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20213.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 76.7%

Population by age in Hawthorne
Population by age, Hawthorne QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4267
5-14740
15-19368
20-24321
25-34652
35-44827
45-54879
55-64598
65-74289
75-84106
85+31
Dwelling types in Hawthorne
Dwelling types, Hawthorne QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,172
Townhouse223
Apartment498
Other0
Households by weekly income in Hawthorne
Households by weekly income, Hawthorne QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650147
$650-1,499269
$1,500-2,999472
$3,000+910
Top ancestries in Hawthorne
Top ancestries, Hawthorne QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English2,120
Australian1,725
Irish840
Scottish716
Other555
German286
Housing tenure in Hawthorne
Housing tenure, Hawthorne QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned465
Mortgage713
Rented694
Other14
Cars per household in Hawthorne
Cars per household, Hawthorne QLD (ABS Census 2021)
082
1693
2778
3223
4+120
Commute to work in Hawthorne
Commute to work, Hawthorne QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,456
Train22
Bus61
Tram/ferry128
Walked47
Bicycle35
Home825
Top countries of birth in Hawthorne
Top countries of birth, Hawthorne QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England263
New Zealand162
South Africa64
United States44
Scotland41
India38
Languages used at home in Hawthorne
Languages used at home, Hawthorne QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish72
Mandarin34
Italian33
Greek23
Portuguese20
French19

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

120,575 bird observations recorded near Hawthorne — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Hawthorne

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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