Hemmant QLD 4174
2,209 addresses · 76 streets
Bonner Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Hemmant · 11 km from Brisbane
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Living Here
Hemmant is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 2,886 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,141 a week, with median rent near $430 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Wynnum West - Hemmant statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Hemmant itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 café or restaurant
1 pharmacy
1 medical clinic
1 physiotherapist
23 hospitals
2 childcare & kindergartens
3 post offices
5 gyms & sports centres
1 dog park
4 hardware stores
1 beauty salon
Getting around. Train station: Hemmant, 450 m north-west · Bus interchange: Cannon Hill interchange, 4 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Tangalooma Ferry Terminal, 2.5 km north-west · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 7.9 km north.
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: 16.7% 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 | 16.7% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 21.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 71.8%
Population by age in Hemmant
| 0-4 | 223 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 339 |
| 15-19 | 176 |
| 20-24 | 148 |
| 25-34 | 484 |
| 35-44 | 489 |
| 45-54 | 419 |
| 55-64 | 305 |
| 65-74 | 209 |
| 75-84 | 75 |
| 85+ | 32 |
Dwelling types in Hemmant
| House | 947 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 85 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 4 |
Households by weekly income in Hemmant
| <$650 | 97 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 239 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 336 |
| $3,000+ | 288 |
Top ancestries in Hemmant
| English | 1,119 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 999 |
| Irish | 369 |
| Scottish | 319 |
| Other | 271 |
| German | 190 |
Housing tenure in Hemmant
| Owned | 202 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 549 |
| Rented | 260 |
| Other | 13 |
Cars per household in Hemmant
| 0 | 26 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 331 |
| 2 | 464 |
| 3 | 142 |
| 4+ | 68 |
Commute to work in Hemmant
| Car | 1,035 |
|---|---|
| Train | 64 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 14 |
| Bicycle | 10 |
| Home | 260 |
Top countries of birth in Hemmant
| New Zealand | 178 |
|---|---|
| England | 99 |
| Philippines | 62 |
| India | 54 |
| South Africa | 44 |
| China | 23 |
Languages used at home in Hemmant
| Mandarin | 31 |
|---|---|
| Hindi | 26 |
| Tagalog | 23 |
| Filipino | 20 |
| Afrikaans | 19 |
| Malayalam | 19 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
329,124 bird observations recorded near Hemmant — most often seen:
- Australian White Ibis (18,195)
- Torresian Crow (15,213)
- Willie Wagtail (15,170)
- Noisy Miner (14,430)
- Welcome Swallow (14,366)
- Magpie-lark (14,158)
- Pacific Black Duck (13,800)
- Dusky Moorhen (13,136)
- Brown Honeyeater (13,012)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (12,320)
- Little Black Cormorant (12,133)
- Little Pied Cormorant (12,044)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (11,817)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Hemmant
- Australian Magpie (11,047)
- Australasian Darter (10,776)
- Intermediate Egret (10,211)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (9,236)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (9,097)
- Crested Pigeon (8,903)
- Australasian Figbird (8,814)
- Masked Lapwing (8,665)
- Australian Wood Duck (8,569)
- Great Egret (8,535)
- Tawny Grassbird (8,395)
- Comb-crested Jacana (8,386)
- Superb Fairy-wren (8,127)
- Grey Fantail (7,670)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (7,650)
- Australian Pelican (7,636)
- Laughing Kookaburra (7,613)
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 Hemmant:
- Wynnum West (2.3 km)
- Tingalpa (2.7 km)
- Lytton (2.8 km)
- Murarrie (3.2 km)
- Pinkenba (3.8 km)
- Wynnum (3.9 km)
- Manly West (4 km)
- Wakerley (4.3 km)
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Streets
- Akuna Court (7)
- Anton Road (30)
- Aquarium Avenue (47)
- Barku Court (6)
- Barr Court (5)
- Boatshed Street (29)
- Bogong Street (40)
- Boolarra Street (36)
- Boonoo Street (7)
- Bothies Street (26)
- Brand Street (4)
- Bremen Street (74)
- Bunya Street (13)
- Burnby Road (33)
- Burringbar Street (26)
- Canberra Street (43)
- Carlill Lane (2)
- Cobbler Place (13)
- Cumbalum Street (26)
- Doughboy Parade (99)
- Doulton Close (4)
- Eadie Place (22)
- Elton Street (14)
- Endeavour Close (15)
- Facit Street (7)
- Field Avenue (43)
- Fife Place (12)
- Fleming Road (69)
- Foley Road (34)
- Fuschia Street (21)
- Garth Street (5)
- Geranium Street (2)
- Glenwood Place (30)
- Gosport Street (48)
- Gross Avenue (66)
- Hemmant Tingalpa Road (127)
- Henricks Street (29)
- Inghams Place (7)
- Kianawah Road (19)
- Lindsay Street (17)
- Lindum Road (8)
- Lofty Court (7)
- Londor Close (20)
- Lytton Road (161)
- Macedon Street (46)
- Majestic Crescent (48)
- Marigold Street (24)
- Masthead Crescent (33)
- Matlock Court (10)
- Newrybar Street (10)
- Oakwood Court (6)
- Oberon Esplanade (20)
- Oregon Street (9)
- Oswald Street (12)
- Padbury Street (77)
- Pam Street (16)
- Peplow Street (31)
- Petal Street (14)
- Pinnibar Street (48)
- Poppy Street (11)
- Porter Street (45)
- Ragnor Road (29)
- Ramsay Road (24)
- Roebuck Street (13)
- Samson Crescent (21)
- Shaw Place (14)
- State Street (10)
- Sunrise Place (44)
- Tamborine Street (34)
- Tawonga Street (27)
- Uralba Street (28)
- Violet Street (63)
- Wallflower Street (11)
- Wells Place (17)
- Wyuna Court (19)
- Youngs Road (42)
