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Herston QLD 4006

1,502 addresses · 23 streets

Brisbane Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Herston · 3 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Herston is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 2,311 people, with a median age of 31. The typical household earns around $2,086 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 40% of households own their home and 59% 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.

2,311Population
31Median age
$2,086Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Exhibition, 1.1 km south-east · Bus interchange: RBW Hospital, 800 m east · Ferry wharf: Holman Street ferry terminal, 2.5 km south-east · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 12.4 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 16.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Herston

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

Tree cover measures, Herston QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202122.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 6% · Labour-force participation 68%

Population by age in Herston
Population by age, Herston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4104
5-14203
15-19127
20-24339
25-34568
35-44343
45-54290
55-64175
65-74100
75-8448
85+21
Dwelling types in Herston
Dwelling types, Herston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House352
Townhouse154
Apartment307
Other0
Households by weekly income in Herston
Households by weekly income, Herston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650107
$650-1,499155
$1,500-2,999248
$3,000+239
Top ancestries in Herston
Top ancestries, Herston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English715
Australian580
Other425
Irish328
Scottish236
Ancestry NS197
Housing tenure in Herston
Housing tenure, Herston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned132
Mortgage189
Rented472
Other6
Cars per household in Herston
Cars per household, Herston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
086
1379
2247
357
4+29
Commute to work in Herston
Commute to work, Herston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car505
Train6
Bus118
Tram/ferry0
Walked114
Bicycle38
Home233
Top countries of birth in Herston
Top countries of birth, Herston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
India67
England60
China53
New Zealand47
Sri Lanka27
Singapore23
Languages used at home in Herston
Languages used at home, Herston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin93
Spanish37
Bengali29
Hindi24
Vietnamese24
Sinhalese22

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

128,915 bird observations recorded near Herston — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Herston

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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