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Highgate Hill QLD 4101

3,904 addresses · 66 streets

Griffith Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Highgate Hill · 2 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Highgate Hill is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 6,229 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,937 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 48% of households own their home and 51% 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.

6,229Population
37Median age
$1,937Median household income / wk
$380Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: South Bank, 850 m north-east · Bus interchange: Mater Hill station, 1.2 km east · Ferry wharf: UQ St Lucia ferry terminal, 1.1 km south · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 15.8 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: 17.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Highgate Hill

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

Tree cover measures, Highgate Hill QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202017.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202118.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.9% · Labour-force participation 68.5%

Population by age in Highgate Hill
Population by age, Highgate Hill QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4143
5-14614
15-19423
20-24568
25-341,146
35-44907
45-54929
55-64711
65-74436
75-84231
85+115
Dwelling types in Highgate Hill
Dwelling types, Highgate Hill QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House941
Townhouse105
Apartment1,429
Other5
Households by weekly income in Highgate Hill
Households by weekly income, Highgate Hill QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650356
$650-1,499566
$1,500-2,999675
$3,000+728
Top ancestries in Highgate Hill
Top ancestries, Highgate Hill QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English1,856
Australian1,502
Other966
Irish905
Scottish668
Chinese427
Housing tenure in Highgate Hill
Housing tenure, Highgate Hill QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned605
Mortgage564
Rented1,255
Other26
Cars per household in Highgate Hill
Cars per household, Highgate Hill QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0325
11,148
2717
3172
4+90
Commute to work in Highgate Hill
Commute to work, Highgate Hill QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,329
Train44
Bus215
Tram/ferry14
Walked294
Bicycle171
Home840
Top countries of birth in Highgate Hill
Top countries of birth, Highgate Hill QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England224
Greece169
New Zealand153
Vietnam133
China121
India108
Languages used at home in Highgate Hill
Languages used at home, Highgate Hill QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Greek255
Mandarin205
Vietnamese144
Spanish97
Cantonese77
Sinhalese67

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

264,688 bird observations recorded near Highgate Hill — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Highgate Hill

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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