Parklands QLD 4560
114 addresses · 9 streets
Fairfax Electorate › Sunshine Coast LGA › Parklands · 97 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Parklands is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 198 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,520 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Nambour statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Parklands itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 supermarkets
1 Catholic church
2 pharmacies
1 dentist
1 physiotherapist
2 optometrists
1 library
2 golf clubs
1 butcher
1 plumber
Getting around. Train station: Nambour, 2.9 km south-west · Tram stop: Quota Park, 2.8 km south · Railway halt: Sunshine Railway Modellers Society., 3 km south-west · Airport: Sunshine Coast Airport, 11.8 km east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 95.8% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 60%
Population by age in Parklands
| 0-4 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 18 |
| 15-19 | 12 |
| 20-24 | 11 |
| 25-34 | 26 |
| 35-44 | 24 |
| 45-54 | 22 |
| 55-64 | 31 |
| 65-74 | 20 |
| 75-84 | 11 |
| 85+ | 11 |
Dwelling types in Parklands
| House | 77 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Parklands
| <$650 | 13 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 22 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 30 |
| $3,000+ | 4 |
Top ancestries in Parklands
| English | 95 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 79 |
| Irish | 29 |
| Scottish | 26 |
| Aboriginal | 18 |
| German | 13 |
Housing tenure in Parklands
| Owned | 24 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 41 |
| Rented | 10 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Parklands
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 19 |
| 2 | 38 |
| 3 | 11 |
| 4+ | 7 |
Commute to work in Parklands
| Car | 71 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 5 |
Top countries of birth in Parklands
| New Zealand | 14 |
|---|---|
| England | 12 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
15,294 bird observations recorded near Parklands — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (777)
- Torresian Crow (756)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (721)
- Australian Magpie (677)
- Noisy Miner (646)
- Australian Torresian Crow (601)
- Laughing Kookaburra (601)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (577)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (557)
- Australasian Figbird (555)
- Eastern Whipbird (554)
- Welcome Swallow (548)
- Pied Currawong (542)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Parklands
- Southern Lewin's Honeyeater (492)
- Eastern Pied Currawong (483)
- Green Figbird (478)
- Pacific Black Duck (467)
- Magpie-lark (453)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (451)
- Grey Butcherbird (426)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (411)
- Noisy Friarbird (406)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (402)
- Pied Butcherbird (402)
- Australian Brush-turkey (401)
- Grey Fantail (396)
- South-eastern Grey Butcherbird (396)
- Striated Pardalote (379)
- South-east Eastern Whipbird (376)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (363)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Parklands:
- Kulangoor (2.3 km)
- Nambour (2.9 km)
- Image Flat (3.3 km)
- Rosemount (4 km)
- Highworth (4.2 km)
- Burnside (4.5 km)
- Yandina (4.7 km)
- Maroochy River (4.8 km)
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Streets
- Acacia Street (11)
- Boronia Street (8)
- City View Terrace (1)
- Hibiscus Street (10)
- Jacaranda Drive (35)
- Laburnum Grove (9)
- Munda Road (1)
- Nambour Connection Road (14)
- Oleander Drive (25)