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Riverhills QLD 4074

1,672 addresses · 68 streets

Oxley Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Riverhills · 15 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Riverhills is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 4,121 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,059 a week, with median rent near $410 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

4,121Population
36Median age
$2,059Median household income / wk
$410Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Wacol, 3.4 km south · Bus interchange: Mount Ommaney, 3 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Moggill, 6.5 km south-west · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 29 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 18.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Riverhills

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

Tree cover measures, Riverhills QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202018.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202133.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 72%

Population by age in Riverhills
Population by age, Riverhills QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4266
5-14620
15-19251
20-24208
25-34571
35-44703
45-54511
55-64440
65-74367
75-84151
85+34
Dwelling types in Riverhills
Dwelling types, Riverhills QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,321
Townhouse196
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Riverhills
Households by weekly income, Riverhills QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650142
$650-1,499343
$1,500-2,999571
$3,000+378
Top ancestries in Riverhills
Top ancestries, Riverhills QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English1,559
Australian1,268
Other660
Scottish493
Irish465
German252
Housing tenure in Riverhills
Housing tenure, Riverhills QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned381
Mortgage734
Rented376
Other10
Cars per household in Riverhills
Cars per household, Riverhills QLD (ABS Census 2021)
038
1521
2670
3192
4+85
Commute to work in Riverhills
Commute to work, Riverhills QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,366
Train46
Bus42
Tram/ferry0
Walked19
Bicycle7
Home402
Top countries of birth in Riverhills
Top countries of birth, Riverhills QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand171
England170
South Africa87
Vietnam61
Iran58
India57
Languages used at home in Riverhills
Languages used at home, Riverhills QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin85
Vietnamese78
Persian56
Spanish47
Arabic41
Japanese35

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

96,521 bird observations recorded near Riverhills — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Riverhills

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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