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Wooloowin QLD 4030

2,761 addresses · 50 streets

Brisbane Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Wooloowin · 6 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Wooloowin is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 4,029 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $2,113 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 49% of households own their home and 50% 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.

4,029Population
35Median age
$2,113Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Wooloowin, 150 m east · Bus interchange: Lutwyche, 750 m west · Ferry wharf: Bretts Wharf Ferry Terminal, 3.2 km south-east · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 9.1 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 12.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Wooloowin

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

Tree cover measures, Wooloowin QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20212.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.6% · Labour-force participation 75.3%

Population by age in Wooloowin
Population by age, Wooloowin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4239
5-14391
15-19190
20-24319
25-34858
35-44698
45-54561
55-64407
65-74229
75-84103
85+34
Dwelling types in Wooloowin
Dwelling types, Wooloowin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House784
Townhouse87
Apartment816
Other0
Households by weekly income in Wooloowin
Households by weekly income, Wooloowin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650227
$650-1,499344
$1,500-2,999501
$3,000+529
Top ancestries in Wooloowin
Top ancestries, Wooloowin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English1,450
Australian1,259
Other646
Irish607
Scottish502
Italian250
Housing tenure in Wooloowin
Housing tenure, Wooloowin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned286
Mortgage542
Rented840
Other14
Cars per household in Wooloowin
Cars per household, Wooloowin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0179
1783
2513
3132
4+67
Commute to work in Wooloowin
Commute to work, Wooloowin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,064
Train238
Bus58
Tram/ferry0
Walked41
Bicycle36
Home594
Top countries of birth in Wooloowin
Top countries of birth, Wooloowin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Nepal162
New Zealand132
England112
India73
Italy36
Philippines35
Languages used at home in Wooloowin
Languages used at home, Wooloowin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali156
Italian61
Spanish41
Mandarin36
Japanese32
Cantonese25

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

135,947 bird observations recorded near Wooloowin — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Wooloowin

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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