Wacol QLD 4076

Living Here

Wacol is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 4,253 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,379 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 52% of households own their home and 46% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Ancestry NS, Australian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

• 19 schools

  • Carole Park State School
  • Camira State School
  • St Francis Xavier Primary School
  • Darra State School
  • Forest Lake State School
  • Goodna State School
  • Saint Johns Anglican College
  • Darra-Jindalee Catholic School
  • Richlands East State School
  • Middle Park State School

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• 4 cafés & restaurants

  • The Barista Express
  • Sushi Shou Richlands
  • Thai Origin
  • Cafe 4077
• 2 supermarkets

  • 5 Star
  • Fresh & Save
• 24 parks

  • M. Z. Holland Memorial Park
  • Newton Place Park
  • Progress Road Park
  • Warren Ritchie Memorial Complex Park
  • Lowry Park
  • Blacksell Park
  • Mulley Park
  • Ospya Park
  • Sheringa Street Park
  • Killarney Street Park

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• 5 Catholic churches

  • St. Marks Parish
  • St Catherine's Worship Centre
  • Twelve Apostles Catholic Church
  • Our Lady of Lourdes
  • St Joseph's Catholic Church, Corinda
• 2 doctors & medical clinics

  • Richlands General Practice
  • Gailes Medical Centre
• 2 dentists

  • Richlands Dental
  • Richlands East Dental Clinic
• 1 optometrist

  • Laubman & Pank
• 12 hospitals

  • The Park Centre for Mental Health
  • Gailes Community Care Unit
  • Canossa Private Hospital
  • Mater Private Hospital Springfield
  • Westside Private Hospital
  • Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital
  • Sunnybank Private Hospital
  • Toowong Private Hospital
  • The Wesley Hospital
  • Greenslopes Private Hospital

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• 1 vet

  • Bellbowrie Vet
• 3 childcare & kindergartens

  • Green Leaves Early Learning
  • Guardian
  • Goodstart Early Learning Forest Lake
• 2 libraries

  • Inala Library
  • Mount Ommaney Library
• 4 post offices

  • Australia Post
  • Australia Post
  • Sumner Park Post Office
  • Australia Post
• 12 service stations

  • Ampol
  • BP
  • Caltex
  • Ampol
  • Caltex
  • 7-Eleven
  • Freedom Express
  • BP
  • Caltex
  • Ampol

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• 7 gyms & sports centres

  • Guse's Tennis
  • Goodlife Health Club
  • Just Gym
  • Anytime Fitness
  • West Brisbane Tennis Centre
  • Ahimsa Hot Yoga
  • Oli Joy Fitness
• 7 golf clubs

  • Gailes Golf Club
  • Wolston Park Golf Club
  • McLeod Country Golf Course
  • Oxley Golf Club
  • Jindalee Golf Club
  • Oxley Golf Complex - Corinda Golf Course
  • Brookwater Golf & Country Club
• 1 dog park

  • Goodna Off Leash Dog Park
• 2 bakeries

  • Banjo's
  • Mr Luu's Golden Crust
• 1 butcher

  • Goodna Meat Mart
• 4 hardware stores

  • Total Tools
  • Gailes Hardware
  • adairs
  • The Outlet
• 1 hairdresser

  • D&D Professional Hair
• 2 beauty salons

  • Coco Nails
  • D&D Hair, Beauty & Spa
• 8 mechanics

  • Butt's Smash Repairs
  • Mobile Service Centre
  • Graeme Crook's Tyres and More
  • Southern Cross Mechanical
  • Wayne's Tyre and Mechanical
  • Midgley's Mobile
  • Darra Tyres
  • Graceville Mechanical and Auto Repair
• 1 electrician

  • Aussie Air-conditioning and Electrical
• 1 plumber

  • Chieftan Plumbing
• 4 carpenters

  • A&W Kitchens
  • The Woodworkers Moorooka Factory
  • Titan Garages and Carports
  • Totalspan Sheds
• 4 places to stay

  • Darra Motel
  • Oxley Pines Caravan Park
  • Centenary Motor Inn
  • Oxley Motor Inn

Getting around. Train station: Wacol, 700 m north-west · Bus interchange: Mount Ommaney, 5.2 km north · Ferry wharf: Moggill, 7 km west · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 30.6 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 43.2% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 10.2% · Labour-force participation 8.7%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

64,224 bird observations recorded near Wacol — most often seen:

• Torresian Crow (3,938)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (3,209)
• Noisy Miner (3,156)
• Australian Magpie (2,912)
• Magpie-lark (2,620)
• Willie Wagtail (2,598)
• Pied Butcherbird (2,476)
• Masked Lapwing (2,322)
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2,322)
• Australian Wood Duck (2,293)
• Welcome Swallow (2,268)
• Crested Pigeon (2,187)
• Pacific Black Duck (2,115)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Wacol:

• Gailes (2.3 km)
• Richlands (2.8 km)
• Carole Park (2.9 km)
• Ellen Grove (3.1 km)
• Sumner (3.4 km)
• Darra (3.9 km)
• Riverhills (4 km)
• Goodna (4.1 km)

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