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Postmans Ridge QLD 4352

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Wright Electorate › Lockyer Valley LGA › Postmans Ridge · 96 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Postmans Ridge is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 352 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,394 a week, with median rent near $300 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, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

352Population
46Median age
$1,394Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Lockyer Valley - West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Postmans Ridge itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Helidon, 6.8 km east · Airport: Toowoomba City Aerodrome, 13.6 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 47.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Postmans Ridge

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

Tree cover measures, Postmans Ridge QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202047.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202171.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.7% · Labour-force participation 62.8%

Population by age in Postmans Ridge
Population by age, Postmans Ridge QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-413
5-1443
15-1925
20-2414
25-3424
35-4445
45-5466
55-6460
65-7447
75-8411
85+0
Dwelling types in Postmans Ridge
Dwelling types, Postmans Ridge QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House135
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Postmans Ridge
Households by weekly income, Postmans Ridge QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65019
$650-1,49936
$1,500-2,99932
$3,000+20
Top ancestries in Postmans Ridge
Top ancestries, Postmans Ridge QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English181
Australian136
Scottish61
Irish45
German44
Ancestry NS16
Housing tenure in Postmans Ridge
Housing tenure, Postmans Ridge QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned54
Mortgage56
Rented17
Other0
Cars per household in Postmans Ridge
Cars per household, Postmans Ridge QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
133
256
327
4+17
Commute to work in Postmans Ridge
Commute to work, Postmans Ridge QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car132
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home17
Top countries of birth in Postmans Ridge
Top countries of birth, Postmans Ridge QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand13
England6
Indonesia3
Netherlands3
South Africa3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

7,128 bird observations recorded near Postmans Ridge — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Postmans Ridge

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.