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Pinkenba QLD 4008

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Lilley Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Pinkenba · 11 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Pinkenba is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 350 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,666 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Ancestry NS, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

350Population
40Median age
$1,666Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Brisbane Airport statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Pinkenba itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: International Airport, 2.1 km north-west · Bus interchange: Toombul Shopping Centre interchange, 6.1 km west · Ferry wharf: Tangalooma Ferry Terminal, 2.7 km south-west · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 4.3 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 21.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Pinkenba

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Pinkenba QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202021.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202110.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 43.4%

Population by age in Pinkenba
Population by age, Pinkenba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-45
5-1415
15-196
20-2424
25-3477
35-4461
45-5435
55-6454
65-7434
75-8416
85+4
Dwelling types in Pinkenba
Dwelling types, Pinkenba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House105
Townhouse0
Apartment4
Other3
Households by weekly income in Pinkenba
Households by weekly income, Pinkenba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65021
$650-1,49936
$1,500-2,99936
$3,000+20
Top ancestries in Pinkenba
Top ancestries, Pinkenba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English114
Ancestry NS114
Australian71
Irish47
Other24
Scottish22
Housing tenure in Pinkenba
Housing tenure, Pinkenba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned37
Mortgage39
Rented32
Other0
Cars per household in Pinkenba
Cars per household, Pinkenba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
04
143
235
317
4+9
Commute to work in Pinkenba
Commute to work, Pinkenba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car84
Train4
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home15
Top countries of birth in Pinkenba
Top countries of birth, Pinkenba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand41
Iran18
Philippines10
Vietnam8
India7
Afghanistan6
Languages used at home in Pinkenba
Languages used at home, Pinkenba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Cantonese8
Khmer5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

321,106 bird observations recorded near Pinkenba — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Pinkenba

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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