Sheldon QLD 4157

Living Here

Sheldon is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,762 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $2,558 a week, with median rent near $473 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 5% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

• 4 schools

  • St. Luke's Catholic Parish School
  • Coolnwynpin State School
  • Capalaba State College
  • Hilliard State School
• 2 Catholic churches

  • St. Luke's Catholic Parish
  • St Anthony's
• 1 physiotherapist

  • Tiny Tots Physiotherapy - Kathryn Shutt
• 4 optometrists

  • Specsavers
  • The Optical Superstore
  • Laubman & Pank
  • Oscar-Wylee
• 6 hospitals

  • Redland Hospital
  • Redlands Satellite Hospital
  • Logan Hospital
  • Logan Cardiology & Specialist Centre
  • Belmont Private Hospital
  • Sunnybank Private Hospital
• 1 service station

  • EG Australia
• 7 gyms & sports centres

  • Sheldon Tennis Centre
  • Redlands Baseball Club
  • Shapland Swim School
  • Capalaba Sports Club
  • Redlands PCYC & BMX
  • Aquababes Swim School
  • Degen Road BMX Park
• 3 golf clubs

  • Mister Tees Golf Driving Range
  • Howeston Golf Course
  • Redland Bay Golf Club
• 1 butcher

  • Maridale Park Butcher
• 5 hardware stores

  • Bayside Garage Doors
  • TradeTools
  • Aussie Stainless Design
  • The Bolt King
  • Total Tools
• 3 carpenters

  • Garsden & Clarke Kitchens
  • Kongs Residential & Commercial Renovations
  • Qshopfitting
• 2 places to stay

  • Greenacres Caravan and Tourist Park
  • Merlot House

Getting around. Train station: Cleveland, 8.6 km north-east · Bus interchange: Capalaba bus station, 6.1 km north · Airport: Dunwich Airport, 23.1 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 91% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 63.9%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

33,333 bird observations recorded near Sheldon — most often seen:

• Rainbow Lorikeet (1,860)
• Laughing Kookaburra (1,703)
• Torresian Crow (1,678)
• Grey Shrike-thrush (1,423)
• Rufous Whistler (1,408)
• Noisy Miner (1,394)
• Bar-shouldered Dove (1,388)
• Yellow-faced Honeyeater (1,327)
• Striated Pardalote (1,311)
• Eastern Yellow Robin (1,271)
• Lewin's Honeyeater (1,268)
• Australian Magpie (1,228)
• Scarlet Honeyeater (1,218)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Sheldon:

• Burbank (4.6 km)
• Priestdale (4.8 km)
• Capalaba (4.8 km)
• Alexandra Hills (6 km)
• Thornlands (6.4 km)
• Rochedale South (7.5 km)
• Chandler (7.8 km)
• Mount Cotton (8.2 km)

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