Perwillowen QLD 4560
150 addresses · 10 streets
Fairfax Electorate › Sunshine Coast LGA › Perwillowen · 93 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Perwillowen is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 213 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $1,562 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 17% 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.
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: Perwillowen itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
3 supermarkets
1 Catholic church
1 dentist
1 physiotherapist
2 optometrists
3 childcare & kindergartens
2 libraries
4 service stations
1 golf club
2 bakeries
1 butcher
3 hairdressers
1 plumber
Getting around. Train station: Nambour, 3 km north-east · Tram stop: Nambour, 2.9 km north-east · Railway halt: Sunshine Railway Modellers Society., 2.7 km north-east · Airport: Sunshine Coast Airport, 16.2 km east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 76.4% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 60.1%
Population by age in Perwillowen
| 0-4 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 11 |
| 15-19 | 10 |
| 20-24 | 16 |
| 25-34 | 14 |
| 35-44 | 18 |
| 45-54 | 34 |
| 55-64 | 50 |
| 65-74 | 35 |
| 75-84 | 14 |
| 85+ | 7 |
Dwelling types in Perwillowen
| House | 80 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Perwillowen
| <$650 | 12 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 25 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 20 |
| $3,000+ | 22 |
Top ancestries in Perwillowen
| English | 107 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 77 |
| Scottish | 34 |
| Irish | 33 |
| German | 22 |
| Other | 11 |
Housing tenure in Perwillowen
| Owned | 33 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 31 |
| Rented | 13 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Perwillowen
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 14 |
| 2 | 24 |
| 3 | 21 |
| 4+ | 13 |
Commute to work in Perwillowen
| Car | 76 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 14 |
Top countries of birth in Perwillowen
| England | 5 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
13,103 bird observations recorded near Perwillowen — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (689)
- Australian Magpie (588)
- Torresian Crow (581)
- Australian Torresian Crow (578)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (573)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (563)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (532)
- Noisy Miner (523)
- Laughing Kookaburra (506)
- Green Figbird (480)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (467)
- Australasian Figbird (458)
- Eastern Pied Currawong (433)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Perwillowen
- Pied Currawong (423)
- Southern Lewin's Honeyeater (414)
- Pacific Black Duck (401)
- Eastern Pied Butcherbird (393)
- South-eastern Grey Butcherbird (390)
- Welcome Swallow (383)
- Grey Butcherbird (380)
- Cattle Egret (378)
- Eastern Whipbird (377)
- Pied Butcherbird (373)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (361)
- White-headed Pigeon (344)
- Magpie-lark (334)
- Eastern Blue-faced Honeyeater (308)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (302)
- Eastern Asian Spotted Dove (288)
- Crested Pigeon (283)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Perwillowen:
- Burnside (1 km)
- Towen Mountain (1.4 km)
- Coes Creek (2.1 km)
- Highworth (2.1 km)
- Nambour (2.8 km)
- West Woombye (3.2 km)
- Dulong (3.3 km)
- Image Flat (3.7 km)
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Streets
- Briggs Road (6)
- Burnside Road (36)
- Dulong Road (5)
- Eucalyptus Way (15)
- Gum Tree Place (14)
- Mayers Road (3)
- Periwinkle Lane (2)
- Perwillowen Road (46)
- Poinciana Place (10)
- White Oak Place (13)