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Shailer Park QLD 4128

5,281 addresses · 175 streets

Forde Electorate › Logan LGA › Shailer Park · 25 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Shailer Park is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 12,182 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $2,227 a week, with median rent near $410 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

12,182Population
39Median age
$2,227Median household income / wk
$410Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Loganlea, 4.4 km south-west · Bus interchange: Loganholme station, 1 km south · Airport: Dunwich Airport, 28.7 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 26.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Shailer Park

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

Tree cover measures, Shailer Park QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202026.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202144.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 70.4%

Population by age in Shailer Park
Population by age, Shailer Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4728
5-141,666
15-19801
20-24689
25-341,420
35-441,855
45-541,732
55-641,581
65-741,206
75-84401
85+98
Dwelling types in Shailer Park
Dwelling types, Shailer Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House3,695
Townhouse125
Apartment291
Other0
Households by weekly income in Shailer Park
Households by weekly income, Shailer Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650368
$650-1,499888
$1,500-2,9991,356
$3,000+1,242
Top ancestries in Shailer Park
Top ancestries, Shailer Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English4,832
Australian4,019
Other1,451
Scottish1,276
Irish1,253
German640
Housing tenure in Shailer Park
Housing tenure, Shailer Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,143
Mortgage2,122
Rented798
Other19
Cars per household in Shailer Park
Cars per household, Shailer Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
079
1992
21,790
3762
4+451
Commute to work in Shailer Park
Commute to work, Shailer Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car4,396
Train15
Bus157
Tram/ferry0
Walked51
Bicycle6
Home1,028
Top countries of birth in Shailer Park
Top countries of birth, Shailer Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand823
England620
South Africa198
China142
India118
Philippines116
Languages used at home in Shailer Park
Languages used at home, Shailer Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin199
Korean125
Hindi95
Spanish80
Afrikaans74
Cantonese59

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

28,782 bird observations recorded near Shailer Park — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Shailer Park

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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