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Sherwood QLD 4075

4,101 addresses · 68 streets

Moreton Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Sherwood · 8 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Sherwood is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 6,082 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $2,034 a week, with median rent near $390 a week. Most homes are houses. About 61% of households own their home and 37% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

6,082Population
38Median age
$2,034Median household income / wk
$390Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Sherwood, 250 m west · Bus interchange: UQ Chancellors's Place, 4.7 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Guyatt Park ferry terminal, 4.8 km north-east · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 21.8 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 23.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Sherwood

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

Tree cover measures, Sherwood QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202023.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202126.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.1% · Labour-force participation 68.6%

Population by age in Sherwood
Population by age, Sherwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4298
5-14767
15-19405
20-24401
25-34868
35-44862
45-54869
55-64651
65-74558
75-84315
85+98
Dwelling types in Sherwood
Dwelling types, Sherwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,292
Townhouse404
Apartment799
Other8
Households by weekly income in Sherwood
Households by weekly income, Sherwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650355
$650-1,499540
$1,500-2,999703
$3,000+801
Top ancestries in Sherwood
Top ancestries, Sherwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English2,436
Australian1,945
Irish982
Scottish869
Other779
German400
Housing tenure in Sherwood
Housing tenure, Sherwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned713
Mortgage818
Rented914
Other45
Cars per household in Sherwood
Cars per household, Sherwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0222
11,104
2880
3187
4+99
Commute to work in Sherwood
Commute to work, Sherwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,481
Train232
Bus15
Tram/ferry0
Walked70
Bicycle45
Home916
Top countries of birth in Sherwood
Top countries of birth, Sherwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England298
New Zealand139
India116
China72
United States67
South Africa61
Languages used at home in Sherwood
Languages used at home, Sherwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin93
Japanese72
Vietnamese50
Spanish47
Korean42
Hindi38

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

432,186 bird observations recorded near Sherwood — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Sherwood

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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