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Palmwoods QLD 4555

3,872 addresses · 156 streets

Fisher Electorate › Sunshine Coast LGA › Palmwoods · 87 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Palmwoods is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 6,357 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,738 a week, with median rent near $430 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

6,357Population
43Median age
$1,738Median household income / wk
$430Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Palmwoods, 450 m north-east · Railway halt: Koala, 4.2 km north-east · Airport: Sunshine Coast Airport, 16.6 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources7/10
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: 47% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Palmwoods

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

Tree cover measures, Palmwoods QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202047.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202171.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 61.5%

Population by age in Palmwoods
Population by age, Palmwoods QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4325
5-14856
15-19397
20-24300
25-34666
35-44784
45-54906
55-64855
65-74690
75-84391
85+174
Dwelling types in Palmwoods
Dwelling types, Palmwoods QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House2,031
Townhouse182
Apartment27
Other0
Households by weekly income in Palmwoods
Households by weekly income, Palmwoods QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650349
$650-1,499569
$1,500-2,999729
$3,000+432
Top ancestries in Palmwoods
Top ancestries, Palmwoods QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English3,132
Australian2,314
Scottish841
Irish806
German473
Other383
Housing tenure in Palmwoods
Housing tenure, Palmwoods QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned734
Mortgage945
Rented469
Other79
Cars per household in Palmwoods
Cars per household, Palmwoods QLD (ABS Census 2021)
074
1662
2895
3345
4+247
Commute to work in Palmwoods
Commute to work, Palmwoods QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,095
Train9
Bus9
Tram/ferry0
Walked50
Bicycle6
Home427
Top countries of birth in Palmwoods
Top countries of birth, Palmwoods QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England395
New Zealand234
South Africa52
United States37
Ireland31
Germany21
Languages used at home in Palmwoods
Languages used at home, Palmwoods QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish20
Afrikaans18
Italian16
French15
German12
Indonesian10

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

7,654 bird observations recorded near Palmwoods — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Palmwoods

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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