Riverview QLD 4303
1,573 addresses · 59 streets
Blair Electorate › Ipswich LGA › Riverview · 23 km from Brisbane
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Living Here
Riverview is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 3,067 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,097 a week, with median rent near $270 a week. Most homes are houses. About 48% of households own their home and 51% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Riverview statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Riverview itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
4 cafés & restaurants
2 Catholic churches
2 pharmacies
1 medical clinic
1 dentist
1 optometrist
1 vet
2 libraries
2 gyms & sports centres
1 dog park
1 bakery
4 hardware stores
1 electrician
2 carpenters
1 place to stay
Getting around. Train station: Riverview, 500 m north-east · Railway halt: Bundamba Racecourse, 4.9 km west · Ferry wharf: Riverview, 900 m north-east · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 36.4 km north-east.
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: 19.6% 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 | 19.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 44.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 13.8% · Labour-force participation 42.4%
Population by age in Riverview
| 0-4 | 182 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 477 |
| 15-19 | 182 |
| 20-24 | 181 |
| 25-34 | 422 |
| 35-44 | 333 |
| 45-54 | 377 |
| 55-64 | 333 |
| 65-74 | 264 |
| 75-84 | 221 |
| 85+ | 95 |
Dwelling types in Riverview
| House | 942 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 37 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Riverview
| <$650 | 241 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 374 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 232 |
| $3,000+ | 67 |
Top ancestries in Riverview
| Australian | 976 |
|---|---|
| English | 975 |
| Ancestry NS | 446 |
| Aboriginal | 294 |
| Other | 291 |
| Scottish | 234 |
Housing tenure in Riverview
| Owned | 216 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 246 |
| Rented | 486 |
| Other | 14 |
Cars per household in Riverview
| 0 | 104 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 415 |
| 2 | 276 |
| 3 | 109 |
| 4+ | 47 |
Commute to work in Riverview
| Car | 609 |
|---|---|
| Train | 32 |
| Bus | 6 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 21 |
| Bicycle | 3 |
| Home | 75 |
Top countries of birth in Riverview
| New Zealand | 146 |
|---|---|
| Samoa | 77 |
| England | 71 |
| Vietnam | 36 |
| China | 30 |
| India | 19 |
Languages used at home in Riverview
| Samoan | 146 |
|---|---|
| Vietnamese | 46 |
| Mandarin | 28 |
| Spanish | 20 |
| Thai | 14 |
| Hindi | 12 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
46,105 bird observations recorded near Riverview — most often seen:
- Torresian Crow (2,722)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (2,222)
- Noisy Miner (2,108)
- Australian Wood Duck (2,088)
- Australian Magpie (1,949)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,925)
- Magpie-lark (1,920)
- Willie Wagtail (1,777)
- Masked Lapwing (1,735)
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,612)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1,570)
- Pied Butcherbird (1,496)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (1,491)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Riverview
- Welcome Swallow (1,489)
- Crested Pigeon (1,455)
- Grey Butcherbird (1,431)
- Striated Pardalote (1,428)
- Brown Honeyeater (1,417)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (1,314)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (1,305)
- Galah (1,299)
- Australian White Ibis (1,235)
- Pale-headed Rosella (1,231)
- Australasian Figbird (1,195)
- Straw-necked Ibis (1,194)
- Dusky Moorhen (1,156)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (1,133)
- Common Myna (1,129)
- Little Corella (1,052)
- Silvereye (1,027)
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 Riverview:
- Dinmore (1.6 km)
- Ebbw Vale (2.4 km)
- New Chum (2.6 km)
- Redbank (2.8 km)
- Collingwood Park (3 km)
- Barellan Point (3.1 km)
- Bundamba (3.6 km)
- Moggill (4.3 km)
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Streets
- Alfred Street (35)
- Anderson Street (2)
- Bannerman Street (39)
- Becker Street (4)
- Brian Street (21)
- Brisbane Road (62)
- Carlyle Street (9)
- Caroline Street (45)
- Child Street (31)
- Conway Street (26)
- Davies Street (10)
- Dawn Parade (12)
- Diamond Street (72)
- Dossie Lane (10)
- Dossie Street (20)
- Duncan Street (58)
- Endeavour Road (70)
- Gibbs Street (32)
- Hales Street (12)
- Hansells Parade (18)
- Hayden Street (27)
- Ipswich Street (78)
- Jessica Street (14)
- Johnstone Place (35)
- Kenneth Street (5)
- Kevin Street (21)
- Laura Street (2)
- Lock Way (2)
- Lynch Street (12)
- Maryanne Street (26)
- Maxwell Street (6)
- Mccosker Street (14)
- Mcewan Street (133)
- Mitchell Street (39)
- Moggill Ferry Road (23)
- Neilson Crescent (43)
- Nile Street (36)
- Old Ipswich Road (93)
- Overell Crescent (18)
- Pickering Street (17)
- Price Street (63)
- Regan Court (8)
- Riverview Road (42)
- Ryan Court (6)
- Sean Street (36)
- Slone Street (8)
- Station Road (12)
- Tessman Street (45)
- Twidale Drive (19)
- Twine Court (6)
- Ursula Street (14)
- Valerie Street (2)
- Verrall Street (15)
- Warrego Highway (12)
- Webb Street (19)
- Westphalen Drive (6)
- Whelband Court (10)
- Winston Place (11)
- Young Street (7)
