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Woolloongabba QLD 4102

8,653 addresses · 107 streets

Griffith Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Woolloongabba · 3 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

An inner-southern Brisbane suburb known for its cricket ground and antique precinct, Woolloongabba is young and rapidly densifying. Households average 2.1 people and the median age is 29. Median household income is $1,863 a week, with rent around $440.

Woolloongabba is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 8,687 people, with a median age of 29. The typical household earns around $1,863 a week, with median rent near $440 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 27% of households own their home and 71% 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.

8,687Population
29Median age
$1,863Median household income / wk
$440Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Buranda, 450 m south-east · Bus interchange: Buranda busway station, 500 m south · Ferry wharf: Maritime Museum ferry terminal, 1.5 km north-west · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 15.1 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: 11.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Woolloongabba

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

Tree cover measures, Woolloongabba QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20215.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.5% · Labour-force participation 69.5%

Population by age in Woolloongabba
Population by age, Woolloongabba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4252
5-14429
15-19452
20-241,744
25-342,796
35-441,103
45-54700
55-64542
65-74315
75-84219
85+142
Dwelling types in Woolloongabba
Dwelling types, Woolloongabba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,023
Townhouse23
Apartment2,382
Other0
Households by weekly income in Woolloongabba
Households by weekly income, Woolloongabba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650504
$650-1,499794
$1,500-2,9991,124
$3,000+799
Top ancestries in Woolloongabba
Top ancestries, Woolloongabba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English2,374
Australian1,850
Other1,442
Chinese1,175
Irish959
Scottish727
Housing tenure in Woolloongabba
Housing tenure, Woolloongabba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned339
Mortgage566
Rented2,386
Other52
Cars per household in Woolloongabba
Cars per household, Woolloongabba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0542
11,728
2779
3187
4+105
Commute to work in Woolloongabba
Commute to work, Woolloongabba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,074
Train129
Bus564
Tram/ferry4
Walked424
Bicycle152
Home924
Top countries of birth in Woolloongabba
Top countries of birth, Woolloongabba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
China603
New Zealand268
India236
England210
South Korea173
Vietnam128
Languages used at home in Woolloongabba
Languages used at home, Woolloongabba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin738
Cantonese186
Korean175
Vietnamese172
Spanish143
Hindi97

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

294,794 bird observations recorded near Woolloongabba — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Woolloongabba

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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