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St Lucia QLD 4067

6,889 addresses · 69 streets

Ryan Electorate › Brisbane LGA › St Lucia · 4 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

St Lucia is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 12,220 people, with a median age of 25. The typical household earns around $1,761 a week, with median rent near $410 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 45% of households own their home and 54% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

12,220Population
25Median age
$1,761Median household income / wk
$410Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Toowong, 1.4 km north-west · Bus interchange: UQ Chancellors's Place, 1 km east · Ferry wharf: Guyatt Park ferry terminal, 500 m north · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 17.7 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 21.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in St Lucia

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

Tree cover measures, St Lucia QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202021.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202138.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 10.8% · Labour-force participation 60.4%

Population by age in St Lucia
Population by age, St Lucia QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4379
5-14935
15-192,013
20-242,646
25-342,029
35-441,296
45-54882
55-64730
65-74740
75-84462
85+119
Dwelling types in St Lucia
Dwelling types, St Lucia QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,297
Townhouse271
Apartment2,347
Other3
Households by weekly income in St Lucia
Households by weekly income, St Lucia QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650620
$650-1,499946
$1,500-2,9991,133
$3,000+950
Top ancestries in St Lucia
Top ancestries, St Lucia QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English3,519
Australian3,131
Other2,353
Chinese1,789
Irish1,349
Scottish1,222
Housing tenure in St Lucia
Housing tenure, St Lucia QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,046
Mortgage699
Rented2,090
Other64
Cars per household in St Lucia
Cars per household, St Lucia QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0501
11,924
21,105
3261
4+107
Commute to work in St Lucia
Commute to work, St Lucia QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,795
Train41
Bus406
Tram/ferry96
Walked357
Bicycle157
Home1,559
Top countries of birth in St Lucia
Top countries of birth, St Lucia QLD (ABS Census 2021)
China908
England362
India344
Malaysia321
New Zealand225
United States188
Languages used at home in St Lucia
Languages used at home, St Lucia QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin1,233
Cantonese208
Spanish184
Bengali159
Vietnamese146
Indonesian119

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

473,531 bird observations recorded near St Lucia — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near St Lucia

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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