Pechey QLD 4352
82 addresses · 17 streets
Maranoa Electorate › Toowoomba LGA › Pechey · 99 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Pechey is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 98 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,541 a week, with median rent near $220 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Crows Nest - Rosalie statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Pechey itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 golf club
1 hardware store
1 mechanic
3 places to stay
Getting around. Airport: Toowoomba City Aerodrome, 29.3 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: 38.6% 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 | 38.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 57.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 64.1%
Population by age in Pechey
| 0-4 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 12 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 5 |
| 25-34 | 11 |
| 35-44 | 11 |
| 45-54 | 18 |
| 55-64 | 20 |
| 65-74 | 11 |
| 75-84 | 10 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Pechey
| House | 36 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Pechey
| <$650 | 5 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 14 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 8 |
| $3,000+ | 8 |
Top ancestries in Pechey
| Australian | 45 |
|---|---|
| English | 44 |
| German | 25 |
| Scottish | 16 |
| Irish | 13 |
| Dutch | 3 |
Housing tenure in Pechey
| Owned | 17 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 14 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Pechey
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 11 |
| 3 | 10 |
| 4+ | 4 |
Commute to work in Pechey
| Car | 36 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 5 |
Top countries of birth in Pechey
| England | 6 |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 |
| New Zealand | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
4,078 bird observations recorded near Pechey — most often seen:
- Eastern Australian Magpie (271)
- Eastern Galah (265)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (253)
- Australian Wood Duck (250)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (209)
- Australian Magpie (175)
- Southern Magpie-lark (170)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (165)
- Noisy Miner (146)
- Galah (142)
- Torresian Crow (135)
- South-eastern Grey Butcherbird (130)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (128)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Pechey
- Laughing Kookaburra (120)
- Australian Torresian Crow (115)
- Pied Currawong (115)
- Willie Wagtail (115)
- Apostlebird (112)
- Magpie-lark (112)
- Common Myna (109)
- Southern Pale-headed Rosella (108)
- Crested Pigeon (103)
- Pale-headed Rosella (97)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (88)
- Superb Fairy-wren (85)
- Double-barred Finch (78)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (73)
- Eastern Whipbird (72)
- White-browed Scrubwren (70)
- Noisy Friarbird (67)
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 Pechey:
- Grapetree (4.8 km)
- Crows Nest (4.9 km)
- Whichello (5.2 km)
- Merritts Creek (5.8 km)
- Hampton (6.1 km)
- Pinelands (9.1 km)
- Mount Luke (9.2 km)
- Groomsville (9.3 km)
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Streets
- Creed Road (1)
- Edward Street (9)
- Garrahy Road (1)
- Glenroy Road (1)
- Grapetree Road (4)
- Ida Street (1)
- Marion Street (5)
- Mclean Road (11)
- Merritts Creek Road (10)
- New England Highway (9)
- Pearce Road (1)
- Pechey - Maclagan Road (5)
- Pechey Forestry Road (9)
- Ronald Road (7)
- Switchback Road (2)
- Widderick Road (1)
- William Street (5)
