Muirlea QLD 4306
103 addresses · 14 streets
Blair Electorate › Ipswich LGA › Muirlea · 31 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Muirlea is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 174 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,474 a week, with median rent near $408 a week. Most homes are houses. About 91% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Ipswich - North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Muirlea itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 café or restaurant
3 supermarkets
1 physiotherapist
5 optometrists
1 childcare centre
1 library
6 service stations
2 gyms & sports centres
2 dog parks
1 bakery
2 hardware stores
2 hairdressers
1 beauty salon
1 electrician
3 carpenters
Getting around. Train station: The Workshops Rail Museum, 3.7 km south-east · Railway halt: Bundamba Racecourse, 7.9 km south-east · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 43.8 km north-east.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 66.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 66.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 87.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 52.7%
Population by age in Muirlea
| 0-4 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 20 |
| 15-19 | 7 |
| 20-24 | 9 |
| 25-34 | 18 |
| 35-44 | 12 |
| 45-54 | 21 |
| 55-64 | 35 |
| 65-74 | 33 |
| 75-84 | 21 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Muirlea
| House | 65 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 5 |
Households by weekly income in Muirlea
| <$650 | 9 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 19 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 24 |
| $3,000+ | 7 |
Top ancestries in Muirlea
| English | 70 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 67 |
| German | 32 |
| Scottish | 30 |
| Irish | 20 |
| Ancestry NS | 9 |
Housing tenure in Muirlea
| Owned | 39 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 20 |
| Rented | 6 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Muirlea
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 17 |
| 2 | 19 |
| 3 | 16 |
| 4+ | 19 |
Commute to work in Muirlea
| Car | 41 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 6 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 11 |
Top countries of birth in Muirlea
| England | 6 |
|---|---|
| Germany | 4 |
Languages used at home in Muirlea
| German | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
42,847 bird observations recorded near Muirlea — most often seen:
- Noisy Miner (2,457)
- Torresian Crow (2,354)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (2,202)
- Australian Magpie (2,119)
- Laughing Kookaburra (2,117)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (2,113)
- Grey Butcherbird (1,808)
- Striated Pardalote (1,803)
- Pied Butcherbird (1,696)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (1,591)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1,506)
- Noisy Friarbird (1,343)
- Eastern Whipbird (1,342)
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- Pale-headed Rosella (1,328)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (1,297)
- Willie Wagtail (1,265)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (1,222)
- Australasian Figbird (1,213)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (1,090)
- Australian Brush-turkey (1,056)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (1,044)
- Brown Honeyeater (1,011)
- Olive-backed Oriole (1,011)
- Magpie-lark (1,010)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (999)
- Channel-billed Cuckoo (991)
- Grey Fantail (985)
- Rufous Whistler (974)
- Peaceful Dove (957)
- Silvereye (943)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Muirlea:
- Brassall (1.8 km)
- Blacksoil (3 km)
- North Ipswich (3.4 km)
- Pine Mountain (3.4 km)
- Coalfalls (3.9 km)
- Karrabin (3.9 km)
- Tivoli (3.9 km)
- Wulkuraka (4.2 km)
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Streets
- Anderson Road (2)
- Costello Court (1)
- Fotheringham Road (4)
- Hillview Drive (5)
- Houghs Road (4)
- Kholo Road (7)
- Leslie Drive (2)
- Pine Mountain Connection Road (5)
- Pine Mountain Road (36)
- Powers Road (9)
- Reservoir Lane (7)
- Riverside Drive (16)
- Sherlocks Road (3)
- Warrego Highway (2)
