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Rocklea QLD 4106

2,480 addresses · 65 streets

Moreton Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Rocklea · 9 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Rocklea is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,672 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $1,493 a week, with median rent near $335 a week. Most homes are houses. About 50% of households own their home and 48% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

1,672Population
34Median age
$1,493Median household income / wk
$335Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Rocklea, 800 m north-east · Bus interchange: Holland Park West station, 5.3 km north-east · Ferry wharf: UQ St Lucia ferry terminal, 6.1 km north · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 22 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 12.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Rocklea

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

Tree cover measures, Rocklea QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202121.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.3% · Labour-force participation 66.3%

Population by age in Rocklea
Population by age, Rocklea QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-496
5-14168
15-1963
20-24166
25-34361
35-44284
45-54174
55-64148
65-74105
75-8450
85+69
Dwelling types in Rocklea
Dwelling types, Rocklea QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House551
Townhouse27
Apartment48
Other0
Households by weekly income in Rocklea
Households by weekly income, Rocklea QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650120
$650-1,499186
$1,500-2,999208
$3,000+89
Top ancestries in Rocklea
Top ancestries, Rocklea QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English489
Australian417
Other297
Irish178
Scottish136
Ancestry NS119
Housing tenure in Rocklea
Housing tenure, Rocklea QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned115
Mortgage203
Rented302
Other10
Cars per household in Rocklea
Cars per household, Rocklea QLD (ABS Census 2021)
046
1281
2193
359
4+43
Commute to work in Rocklea
Commute to work, Rocklea QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car525
Train27
Bus12
Tram/ferry0
Walked21
Bicycle4
Home131
Top countries of birth in Rocklea
Top countries of birth, Rocklea QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand58
Vietnam49
China44
England40
India36
Philippines33
Languages used at home in Rocklea
Languages used at home, Rocklea QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese64
Mandarin42
Russian32
Cantonese17
Punjabi13
Spanish13

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

369,443 bird observations recorded near Rocklea — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Rocklea

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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