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Highland Park QLD 4211

2,877 addresses · 119 streets

Moncrieff Electorate › Gold Coast LGA › Highland Park · 68 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Highland Park is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 6,576 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,609 a week, with median rent near $430 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

6,576Population
42Median age
$1,609Median household income / wk
$430Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Nerang, 2.8 km north-east · Bus interchange: Greyhound Bus Terminal Surfers Paradise, 9.2 km east · Airport: Southport Flying Club, 10.9 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 25.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Highland Park

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

Tree cover measures, Highland Park QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202025.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202144.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 62.3%

Population by age in Highland Park
Population by age, Highland Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4361
5-14828
15-19390
20-24307
25-34753
35-44856
45-54871
55-64863
65-74700
75-84480
85+165
Dwelling types in Highland Park
Dwelling types, Highland Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House2,016
Townhouse111
Apartment242
Other0
Households by weekly income in Highland Park
Households by weekly income, Highland Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650338
$650-1,499697
$1,500-2,999728
$3,000+434
Top ancestries in Highland Park
Top ancestries, Highland Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English2,874
Australian2,195
Other737
Scottish719
Irish641
German329
Housing tenure in Highland Park
Housing tenure, Highland Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned797
Mortgage1,100
Rented412
Other18
Cars per household in Highland Park
Cars per household, Highland Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
061
1731
2947
3398
4+203
Commute to work in Highland Park
Commute to work, Highland Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,288
Train7
Bus18
Tram/ferry0
Walked35
Bicycle6
Home347
Top countries of birth in Highland Park
Top countries of birth, Highland Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand547
England355
South Africa72
Japan65
Philippines65
Germany37
Languages used at home in Highland Park
Languages used at home, Highland Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Japanese86
Spanish43
Mandarin42
Croatian35
Cantonese26
Filipino24

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

23,379 bird observations recorded near Highland Park — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Highland Park

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.