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Kangaroo Point QLD 4169

9,201 addresses · 66 streets

Griffith Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Kangaroo Point · 1 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

An inner-Brisbane peninsula suburb of riverside apartments beneath the cliffs across from the CBD, Kangaroo Point is dense and central. Households average 1.8 people and the median age is 36. Median household income is $2,058 a week, with rent around $450.

Kangaroo Point is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 9,689 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,058 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 36% of households own their home and 63% 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.

9,689Population
36Median age
$2,058Median household income / wk
$450Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Brisbane Central, 1.6 km north-west · Bus interchange: Woolloongabba Station, 1.2 km south · Ferry wharf: Dockside Ferry Terminal, 400 m north-east · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 13.6 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 16.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Kangaroo Point

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

Tree cover measures, Kangaroo Point QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202113.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 71.9%

Population by age in Kangaroo Point
Population by age, Kangaroo Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4256
5-14334
15-19278
20-241,061
25-342,617
35-441,475
45-541,128
55-641,083
65-74838
75-84434
85+180
Dwelling types in Kangaroo Point
Dwelling types, Kangaroo Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House448
Townhouse114
Apartment4,073
Other30
Households by weekly income in Kangaroo Point
Households by weekly income, Kangaroo Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650553
$650-1,4991,012
$1,500-2,9991,519
$3,000+1,311
Top ancestries in Kangaroo Point
Top ancestries, Kangaroo Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English3,365
Australian2,214
Other1,593
Irish1,414
Scottish1,091
Ancestry NS697
Housing tenure in Kangaroo Point
Housing tenure, Kangaroo Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned871
Mortgage815
Rented2,909
Other36
Cars per household in Kangaroo Point
Cars per household, Kangaroo Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0564
12,472
21,232
3247
4+92
Commute to work in Kangaroo Point
Commute to work, Kangaroo Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,680
Train21
Bus357
Tram/ferry172
Walked428
Bicycle166
Home1,360
Top countries of birth in Kangaroo Point
Top countries of birth, Kangaroo Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England431
New Zealand364
India160
Philippines138
Brazil122
China122
Languages used at home in Kangaroo Point
Languages used at home, Kangaroo Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish271
Mandarin236
Portuguese122
Italian100
Cantonese77
French70

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

239,534 bird observations recorded near Kangaroo Point — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Kangaroo Point

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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