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Tennyson QLD 4105

1,049 addresses · 17 streets

Moreton Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Tennyson · 6 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Tennyson is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,109 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $2,853 a week, with median rent near $530 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 21% 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.

1,109Population
47Median age
$2,853Median household income / wk
$530Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Yeerongpilly, 900 m east · Bus interchange: UQ Chancellors's Place, 3 km north · Ferry wharf: UQ St Lucia ferry terminal, 3.5 km north-east · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 19.9 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources8/10
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: 14.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Tennyson

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

Tree cover measures, Tennyson QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202124.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.7% · Labour-force participation 59.2%

Population by age in Tennyson
Population by age, Tennyson QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-453
5-14106
15-1942
20-2449
25-34119
35-44142
45-54118
55-64177
65-74187
75-84100
85+19
Dwelling types in Tennyson
Dwelling types, Tennyson QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House244
Townhouse4
Apartment193
Other0
Households by weekly income in Tennyson
Households by weekly income, Tennyson QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65028
$650-1,49975
$1,500-2,999121
$3,000+205
Top ancestries in Tennyson
Top ancestries, Tennyson QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English449
Australian317
Irish231
Scottish163
German97
Other97
Housing tenure in Tennyson
Housing tenure, Tennyson QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned213
Mortgage129
Rented92
Other0
Cars per household in Tennyson
Cars per household, Tennyson QLD (ABS Census 2021)
012
1142
2216
344
4+20
Commute to work in Tennyson
Commute to work, Tennyson QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car288
Train26
Bus6
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle11
Home148
Top countries of birth in Tennyson
Top countries of birth, Tennyson QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England37
New Zealand28
Germany11
Philippines11
United States11
Japan10
Languages used at home in Tennyson
Languages used at home, Tennyson QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin15
Japanese14
Vietnamese11
Tagalog10
Sinhalese8
Cantonese6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

474,316 bird observations recorded near Tennyson — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Tennyson

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.