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Pacific Pines QLD 4211

6,220 addresses · 222 streets

Fadden Electorate › Gold Coast LGA › Pacific Pines · 59 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Pacific Pines is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 16,664 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $2,090 a week, with median rent near $470 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 33% 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.

16,664Population
34Median age
$2,090Median household income / wk
$470Median rent / wk
3.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Pacific Pines - Gaven statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Pacific Pines itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Helensvale, 2.9 km north-east · Light rail stop: Helensvale, 2.9 km north-east · Bus interchange: Soutport Transit Centre, 9.9 km east · Airport: Southport Flying Club, 5.9 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 34.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Pacific Pines

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

Tree cover measures, Pacific Pines QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202034.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202145.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 72.2%

Population by age in Pacific Pines
Population by age, Pacific Pines QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,119
5-142,843
15-191,246
20-241,074
25-342,123
35-442,776
45-542,482
55-641,576
65-74934
75-84437
85+65
Dwelling types in Pacific Pines
Dwelling types, Pacific Pines QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House3,939
Townhouse1,235
Apartment6
Other0
Households by weekly income in Pacific Pines
Households by weekly income, Pacific Pines QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650378
$650-1,4991,208
$1,500-2,9992,024
$3,000+1,189
Top ancestries in Pacific Pines
Top ancestries, Pacific Pines QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English6,440
Australian5,273
Other2,139
Scottish1,469
Irish1,353
Ancestry NS776
Housing tenure in Pacific Pines
Housing tenure, Pacific Pines QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned879
Mortgage2,556
Rented1,678
Other22
Cars per household in Pacific Pines
Cars per household, Pacific Pines QLD (ABS Census 2021)
050
11,262
22,460
3881
4+492
Commute to work in Pacific Pines
Commute to work, Pacific Pines QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car6,304
Train39
Bus35
Tram/ferry24
Walked47
Bicycle13
Home945
Top countries of birth in Pacific Pines
Top countries of birth, Pacific Pines QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand1,632
England819
India339
China250
South Africa226
Philippines214
Languages used at home in Pacific Pines
Languages used at home, Pacific Pines QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin341
Korean177
Japanese153
Punjabi146
Spanish131
Malayalam117

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

48,235 bird observations recorded near Pacific Pines — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Pacific Pines

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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