Park Avenue QLD 4701
3,233 addresses · 88 streets
Capricornia Electorate › Rockhampton LGA › Park Avenue · 523 km from Brisbane
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Living Here
Park Avenue is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 5,292 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,281 a week, with median rent near $260 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 33% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Park Avenue statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Park Avenue itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
6 doctors & medical clinics
3 optometrists
2 golf clubs
1 playground
1 dog park
2 butchers
Getting around. Train station: Rockhampton, 4 km south · Railway halt: Archer Park, 2.5 km south · Bus interchange: Oval Bus Zone, 2.6 km north · Airport: Rockhampton Airport, 4.7 km south-west.
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: 12.8% 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 | 12.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 22.7% |
Demographics
Unemployment 6.5% · Labour-force participation 57.3%
Population by age in Park Avenue
| 0-4 | 329 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 720 |
| 15-19 | 312 |
| 20-24 | 366 |
| 25-34 | 788 |
| 35-44 | 619 |
| 45-54 | 571 |
| 55-64 | 552 |
| 65-74 | 512 |
| 75-84 | 343 |
| 85+ | 166 |
Dwelling types in Park Avenue
| House | 1,761 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 204 |
| Apartment | 62 |
| Other | 4 |
Households by weekly income in Park Avenue
| <$650 | 430 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 641 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 592 |
| $3,000+ | 216 |
Top ancestries in Park Avenue
| Australian | 2,274 |
|---|---|
| English | 2,145 |
| Irish | 590 |
| Scottish | 483 |
| Aboriginal | 461 |
| Ancestry NS | 412 |
Housing tenure in Park Avenue
| Owned | 598 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 691 |
| Rented | 665 |
| Other | 51 |
Cars per household in Park Avenue
| 0 | 186 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 799 |
| 2 | 653 |
| 3 | 241 |
| 4+ | 121 |
Commute to work in Park Avenue
| Car | 1,769 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 16 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 38 |
| Bicycle | 18 |
| Home | 66 |
Top countries of birth in Park Avenue
| New Zealand | 66 |
|---|---|
| Philippines | 65 |
| England | 41 |
| India | 29 |
| China | 18 |
| Sri Lanka | 17 |
Languages used at home in Park Avenue
| Filipino | 30 |
|---|---|
| Punjabi | 23 |
| Tamil | 22 |
| Australian Indigenous | 20 |
| Tagalog | 20 |
| Mandarin | 19 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
10,542 bird observations recorded near Park Avenue — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (805)
- Australian White Ibis (763)
- Torresian Crow (711)
- Magpie-lark (685)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (579)
- Noisy Miner (448)
- Pied Butcherbird (434)
- Australasian Figbird (414)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (390)
- Crested Pigeon (348)
- Brown Honeyeater (345)
- Willie Wagtail (327)
- Rock Dove (311)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Park Avenue
- Pied Currawong (304)
- Australian Magpie (294)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (288)
- Little Friarbird (287)
- Pacific Black Duck (259)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (246)
- Whistling Kite (234)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (228)
- Dusky Moorhen (226)
- Laughing Kookaburra (221)
- Australian Pelican (214)
- Australian Wood Duck (212)
- Straw-necked Ibis (208)
- Black Kite (199)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (197)
- House Sparrow (183)
- Little Corella (182)
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 Park Avenue:
- Kawana (1.7 km)
- Berserker (1.9 km)
- Wandal (2.6 km)
- Rockhampton City (2.7 km)
- The Common (3 km)
- Frenchville (3.1 km)
- Norman Gardens (3.1 km)
- West Rockhampton (4 km)
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