Shorncliffe QLD 4017

Living Here

Shorncliffe is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,907 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $2,259 a week, with median rent near $275 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 25% 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.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

• 17 schools

  • Shorncliffe State School
  • St Patrick's College
  • Sandgate Primary
  • Sacred Heart Primary School
  • Sandgate District State High School
  • Boondall State School
  • Nudgee Beach Environmental Education Centre
  • Nashville State School
  • Saint John Fisher College
  • Bracken Ridge State School

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• 15 cafés & restaurants

  • Elvy's Cafe
  • Olga's at Shorncliffe
  • Witchin Kitchen
  • Shelley Inn
  • Just Coffee
  • Thai Sandgate
  • Sandgate Chinese Restaurant
  • Sandgate Hub
  • What's in the Pot
  • Traditional India

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• 3 supermarkets

  • Woolworths
  • Aldi
  • Fresh & Save
• 17 parks

  • Hutchison Park
  • Frank Doyle Park
  • Moora Park
  • Curlew Park
  • Lendon Street Park
  • Sandgate Memorial Park
  • Einbunpin Lagoon Park
  • Stanley Park
  • Albert Edward Paddon Park
  • Clem Masters Park

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• 1 beach

  • Nudgee Beach
• 4 Catholic churches

  • St Kieran's
  • Church of the Real Presence
  • St Joseph and St Anthony
  • Holy Trinity Catholic Church
• 4 pharmacies

  • Priceline Pharmacy
  • Chemist
  • Friendly Care Pharmacy Sandgate
  • Chemist Warehouse
• 1 medical clinic

  • Doctors Surgery
• 1 dentist

  • Sandgate Family Dental
• 2 physiotherapists

  • Physio Works
  • Taigum Physiotherapy and Massage
• 2 optometrists

  • Dentaglow
  • Specsavers
• 14 hospitals

  • Ashworth House
  • Nundah Community Health Centre
  • Pine Rivers Private Hospital
  • The Prince Charles Hospital
  • St Vincent's Private Hospital Northside
  • Peninsula Private Hospital
  • Redcliffe Hospital
  • Kallangur Satellite Hospital
  • North Lakes Day Hospital
  • North West Private Hospital

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• 3 vets

  • Brighton Veterinary Surgery
  • Banyo Veterinary Surgery
  • Virginia Family Vet
• 2 childcare & kindergartens

  • Kids Capers Childcare Sandgate
  • Boondall Community Kindergarten
• 4 libraries

  • Sandgate Library
  • Bracken Ridge Library and Ward Office
  • Banyo Library
  • Zillmere Library
• 3 post offices

  • Sandgate Post Shop
  • Brighton Nathan Street LPO
  • Bracken Ridge LPO
• 8 service stations

  • 7-Eleven
  • Metro Petroleum
  • Pacific Petroleum
  • EG Australia
  • BP
  • Pearl Energy
  • Coles Express
  • BP
• 6 gyms & sports centres

  • Anytime Fitness
  • F45 Training
  • Sandgate Squash
  • Sandgate Swimming Pool
  • Nudgee Flats
  • The Emily Seebohm Aquatic Centre
• 4 golf clubs

  • Sandgate Golf Club
  • Virginia Golf Club
  • Nudgee Golf Club
  • Redcliffe Golf Club
• 2 playgrounds

  • Lower Moora Park
  • Neil Jones OAM Park
• 1 dog park

  • Mulbeam Dog Park
• 1 bakery

  • Town Hall Bakery
• 1 butcher

  • Jason's Quality Meats
• 8 hardware stores

  • Jeays Mitre 10
  • Total Tools
  • TradeTools
  • Profast
  • Sydney Tools
  • Thrifty Link Banyo Hardware
  • Bunnings Warehouse
  • Bolts & Industrial Supplies
• 3 hairdressers

  • Glamour at the Gate
  • Hi T'Hair Studio
  • Etche
• 1 mechanic

  • Brighton Car Care Centre
• 4 electricians

  • On Electrical Contractors Pty Ltd
  • Auswire Electrical and Air
  • Springers Solar
  • Bob Pearson Electrical
• 1 plumber

  • DW Grout
• 1 carpenter

  • Unique Design
• 2 places to stay

  • Brisbane International Virginia
  • Brighton Caravan Park

Getting around. Train station: Shorncliffe, 100 m south-west · Bus interchange: Aspley Hypermarket station, 7.9 km south-west · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 7.2 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 10.8% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 62.4%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

171,463 bird observations recorded near Shorncliffe — most often seen:

• Australian White Ibis (11,715)
• Torresian Crow (10,052)
• Noisy Miner (9,987)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (8,528)
• Welcome Swallow (8,365)
• Australian Magpie (7,038)
• Magpie-lark (6,720)
• Little Black Cormorant (6,320)
• Little Pied Cormorant (6,165)
• Silver Gull (5,946)
• Pacific Black Duck (5,943)
• Dusky Moorhen (5,914)
• Willie Wagtail (5,623)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Shorncliffe:

• Sandgate (1.8 km)
• Deagon (2 km)
• Nudgee Beach (3.1 km)
• Boondall (3.4 km)
• Brighton (3.9 km)
• Taigum (4 km)
• Nudgee (4.6 km)
• Bracken Ridge (4.8 km)

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