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Paradise Point QLD 4216

4,869 addresses · 92 streets

Fadden Electorate › Gold Coast LGA › Paradise Point · 58 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Paradise Point is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 7,062 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,688 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

7,062Population
53Median age
$1,688Median household income / wk
$450Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Hope Island, 6.3 km west · Railway halt: Wildlife, 7.9 km west · Bus interchange: Soutport Transit Centre, 9.3 km south · Ferry wharf: Runnaway Bay, 3.7 km south · Airport: Southport Flying Club, 5.1 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 11% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Paradise Point

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

Tree cover measures, Paradise Point QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20213.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 52.5%

Population by age in Paradise Point
Population by age, Paradise Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4258
5-14580
15-19337
20-24300
25-34488
35-44649
45-541,076
55-641,247
65-741,255
75-84698
85+174
Dwelling types in Paradise Point
Dwelling types, Paradise Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,486
Townhouse958
Apartment425
Other0
Households by weekly income in Paradise Point
Households by weekly income, Paradise Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650500
$650-1,499761
$1,500-2,999686
$3,000+737
Top ancestries in Paradise Point
Top ancestries, Paradise Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English3,026
Australian2,062
Irish747
Scottish734
Other598
Ancestry NS582
Housing tenure in Paradise Point
Housing tenure, Paradise Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,243
Mortgage830
Rented733
Other36
Cars per household in Paradise Point
Cars per household, Paradise Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0107
11,012
21,167
3363
4+194
Commute to work in Paradise Point
Commute to work, Paradise Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,081
Train16
Bus7
Tram/ferry0
Walked33
Bicycle16
Home627
Top countries of birth in Paradise Point
Top countries of birth, Paradise Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England472
New Zealand461
China118
South Africa107
Germany47
Philippines45
Languages used at home in Paradise Point
Languages used at home, Paradise Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin141
Cantonese39
Spanish37
Italian31
German28
Greek26

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

27,517 bird observations recorded near Paradise Point — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Paradise 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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