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Jacobs Well QLD 4208

1,770 addresses · 54 streets

Fadden Electorate › Gold Coast LGA › Jacobs Well · 49 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Jacobs Well is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 2,882 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,127 a week, with median rent near $465 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

2,882Population
42Median age
$2,127Median household income / wk
$465Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Pimpama, 7.6 km south-west · Airport: Southport Flying Club, 15.1 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs4/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 13.3% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 4.1% · Labour-force participation 68%

Population by age in Jacobs Well
Population by age, Jacobs Well QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4165
5-14367
15-19149
20-24129
25-34335
35-44389
45-54467
55-64438
65-74307
75-84122
85+17
Dwelling types in Jacobs Well
Dwelling types, Jacobs Well QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House998
Townhouse0
Apartment3
Other8
Households by weekly income in Jacobs Well
Households by weekly income, Jacobs Well QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65092
$650-1,499208
$1,500-2,999347
$3,000+269
Top ancestries in Jacobs Well
Top ancestries, Jacobs Well QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English1,251
Australian1,107
Scottish319
Irish281
Other219
Ancestry NS150
Housing tenure in Jacobs Well
Housing tenure, Jacobs Well QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned287
Mortgage562
Rented141
Other12
Cars per household in Jacobs Well
Cars per household, Jacobs Well QLD (ABS Census 2021)
011
1181
2493
3188
4+122
Commute to work in Jacobs Well
Commute to work, Jacobs Well QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,053
Train5
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked22
Bicycle0
Home218
Top countries of birth in Jacobs Well
Top countries of birth, Jacobs Well QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand220
England133
South Africa26
Scotland18
Zimbabwe11
Germany10
Languages used at home in Jacobs Well
Languages used at home, Jacobs Well QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Italian10
Cantonese8
Hindi8
Spanish6
Thai6
Afrikaans5

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