Pimlico QLD 4812
1,975 addresses · 34 streets
Herbert Electorate › Townsville LGA › Pimlico · 1110 km from Brisbane
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Living Here
Pimlico is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 2,557 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,128 a week, with median rent near $240 a week. Most homes are houses. About 40% of households own their home and 58% 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 Hyde Park - Pimlico statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Pimlico itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
2 pharmacies
3 doctors & medical clinics
2 dentists
2 physiotherapists
3 optometrists
1 bakery
4 hardware stores
2 electricians
Getting around. Train station: Townsville, 2.4 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Magnetic Island Ferries - Townsville Terminal, 4.9 km north-east · Airport: RAAF Base Townsville, 3 km north-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: 10.2% 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 | 10.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 3.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 7.3% · Labour-force participation 57.8%
Population by age in Pimlico
| 0-4 | 125 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 283 |
| 15-19 | 139 |
| 20-24 | 159 |
| 25-34 | 387 |
| 35-44 | 356 |
| 45-54 | 342 |
| 55-64 | 321 |
| 65-74 | 231 |
| 75-84 | 136 |
| 85+ | 72 |
Dwelling types in Pimlico
| House | 507 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 436 |
| Apartment | 181 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Pimlico
| <$650 | 309 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 319 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 267 |
| $3,000+ | 142 |
Top ancestries in Pimlico
| English | 901 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 848 |
| Irish | 330 |
| Other | 302 |
| Scottish | 263 |
| Ancestry NS | 226 |
Housing tenure in Pimlico
| Owned | 197 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 251 |
| Rented | 645 |
| Other | 16 |
Cars per household in Pimlico
| 0 | 175 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 501 |
| 2 | 301 |
| 3 | 81 |
| 4+ | 45 |
Commute to work in Pimlico
| Car | 812 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 18 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 43 |
| Bicycle | 34 |
| Home | 47 |
Top countries of birth in Pimlico
| Philippines | 74 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 65 |
| England | 49 |
| India | 25 |
| China | 11 |
| South Korea | 11 |
Languages used at home in Pimlico
| Tagalog | 45 |
|---|---|
| Malayalam | 24 |
| Thai | 16 |
| Korean | 14 |
| Italian | 13 |
| Mandarin | 12 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
115,959 bird observations recorded near Pimlico — most often seen:
- Australian White Ibis (7,224)
- Peaceful Dove (6,292)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (5,993)
- Magpie-lark (5,820)
- White-gaped Honeyeater (5,493)
- Great Bowerbird (5,441)
- Brown Honeyeater (5,383)
- Common Myna (5,201)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (4,815)
- Masked Lapwing (4,797)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (4,750)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (4,124)
- Australasian Figbird (3,839)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Pimlico
- Bush Stone-curlew (3,484)
- House Sparrow (3,429)
- Welcome Swallow (3,123)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (3,111)
- Rock Dove (3,078)
- Australian Magpie (2,985)
- Spangled Drongo (2,909)
- Nutmeg Munia (2,758)
- Yellow Honeyeater (2,741)
- Torresian Imperial-pigeon (2,634)
- Pacific Black Duck (2,515)
- Helmeted Friarbird (2,477)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (2,426)
- Australasian Darter (2,310)
- Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (2,298)
- Magpie Goose (2,258)
- Little Black Cormorant (2,251)
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 Pimlico:
- Mysterton (0.7 km)
- Hyde Park (1 km)
- Currajong (1.3 km)
- Hermit Park (1.4 km)
- Mundingburra (1.6 km)
- Gulliver (1.6 km)
- West End (2 km)
- Rosslea (2.1 km)
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Streets
- Albany Road (26)
- Albury Street (92)
- Alroy Street (20)
- Batavia Street (30)
- Bayswater Road (31)
- Cavendish Street (74)
- Cheyne Street (117)
- Corcoran Street (7)
- Derby Street (65)
- Diprose Street (124)
- Doris Court (8)
- Einasleigh Crescent (7)
- French Street (110)
- Fulham Road (129)
- Gladstone Street (114)
- Granville Street (80)
- Grosvenor Street (31)
- Gulliver Street (1)
- Haig Street (55)
- Hugh Street (1)
- Kings Road (309)
- Kitchener Road (73)
- Latchford Street (103)
- Lothair Street (40)
- Palmerston Street (68)
- Park Street (102)
- Pegnall Street (34)
- Roberts Street (1)
- Staaten Street (14)
- Sycamore Street (68)
- Thomas Street (5)
- Turner Street (12)
- View Street (3)
- Vivian Street (21)
