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Paddington QLD 4064

5,699 addresses · 127 streets

Brisbane Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Paddington · 3 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Paddington is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 9,063 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $2,775 a week, with median rent near $470 a week. Most homes are houses. About 56% of households own their home and 43% 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.

9,063Population
34Median age
$2,775Median household income / wk
$470Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Milton, 1.1 km south-east · Bus interchange: Normanby, 1.6 km east · Ferry wharf: Milton ferry terminal, 1.6 km south-east · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 15.1 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources6/10
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: 21.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Paddington

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

Tree cover measures, Paddington QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202021.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202117.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 76.2%

Population by age in Paddington
Population by age, Paddington QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4480
5-14994
15-19482
20-24899
25-341,735
35-441,303
45-541,303
55-64936
65-74593
75-84251
85+88
Dwelling types in Paddington
Dwelling types, Paddington QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House2,310
Townhouse400
Apartment758
Other20
Households by weekly income in Paddington
Households by weekly income, Paddington QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650316
$650-1,499526
$1,500-2,999896
$3,000+1,530
Top ancestries in Paddington
Top ancestries, Paddington QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English3,804
Australian2,971
Irish1,757
Scottish1,356
Other926
German589
Housing tenure in Paddington
Housing tenure, Paddington QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned877
Mortgage1,064
Rented1,493
Other25
Cars per household in Paddington
Cars per household, Paddington QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0229
11,393
21,270
3353
4+205
Commute to work in Paddington
Commute to work, Paddington QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,341
Train48
Bus330
Tram/ferry0
Walked292
Bicycle134
Home1,614
Top countries of birth in Paddington
Top countries of birth, Paddington QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England391
New Zealand244
United States94
South Africa91
China54
Italy54
Languages used at home in Paddington
Languages used at home, Paddington QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish93
Mandarin89
Italian83
French56
German47
Portuguese43

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

217,700 bird observations recorded near Paddington — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Paddington

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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