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QLD · Brisbane Council
Pinkenba, 4008
Population
350
Growth (1 yr)
+4.4%
Growth (5 yr)
+20.2%
Median age
40
Median income
$1,666/wk
Employment rate
41.5%
Languages at home
11.7%non-English
Most common: Tagalog
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Coastal
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
- Heritage area
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Pinkenba wears its coastal identity openly, a smaller community built around sand, sea and an easy outdoor rhythm. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with family life visible on every street. Local eateries and coffee spots give the area a friendly, everyday social rhythm.
With few amenities on the doorstep, larger errands and a proper grocery run generally mean heading to a neighbouring suburb. Green space punches above what many coastal suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Buses connect the area to surrounding suburbs, keeping the wider city within easy reach.
Housing is more affordable than in many parts of the state. The suburb still has an emerging character, as newer residents settle in and local identity forms.
Desirability sits around average overall, with local dining and lifestyle amenities the main drag compared with similar coastal suburbs. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Pinkenba snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (Census)
350
+4.4% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
8.3%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#14
among Coastal & beach · Emerging
Safety
100th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
94th
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
3/10
national SEIFA decile
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 43.3/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 46% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 3204th in Australia
- State rank
- 693rd in QLD
- Peer rank
- #14 among Coastal & beach · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #78 among Coastal & beach suburbs
- Data confidence
- 65%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Population growth
+4.4% annual · +20.2% over 5 years · 94th percentile in QLD
Growth rates are from ABS Estimated Resident Population at SA2 level. Headcount uses 2021 Census when allocated ERP is too low relative to Census to display reliably.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 350
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $1,666
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 10 of 121
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,500
- Employment rate
- 41.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 105 / 0 / 4 (+ 3 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 432
- Against the person
- 41
- Against property
- 301
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 3,630.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 9 residents
- State safety percentile
- 100th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -2.7%
Most common offence types
- Assault19
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)209
- Traffic And Related Offences36
- Unlawful Use Of Motor Vehicle63
- Drug Offences49
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Public transport
20 public transport stops in this suburb
- Holt St at Kingsford Smith Drive
- Marine Rd at Main Beach Rd
- McBride Rd at Esker Street, stop 53
- Pinkenba School Serpintine Rd
- Serpentine Rd at Pinkenba Primary, stop 55
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
8 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 cafes
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 9 parks mapped in suburb
- Well connected by public transport — 20 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 32/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 2.86
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 2.86
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 25.71
Food & drink(1)
- Cafe
Sport & outdoors(1)
- Myrtletown ReservePark
65 Sandmere Road, Pinkenba
Transport(1)
1 bus stops
Other(5)
- Maritime Events in the Pinkenba AreaInformation
- Parking
- Shelter
- TelstraTelephone
- LYCON RetailWholesale
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
6 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Eagle Farm Road ParkPark
- Myrtletown ReservePark
- Pinkenba Historic TrailPark
- Pinkenba War Memorial ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 9
- Parks (OSM)
- 9
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Nundah Community Health Centre (6.9 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 28° / 18°
- Rainfall
- 493 mm · ~62 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 343 mm · ~43 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 20° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 144 mm · ~18 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 249 mm · ~31 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Heritage
2 heritage places
- Pinkenba War MemorialState heritage place
- RAN Station 9, Pinkenba (Myrtletown)State heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Lilley
- Member of Parliament
- Anika WELLS (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 118,593
- Turnout (2025)
- 91.1%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +4.0 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 35.5%Labor 64.5%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 9.6 km away).
Coalition 31.6%Labor 68.4%
3.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +3.9 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Banyo EastLabor 66.5% · Coalition 33.5% TPP (2025)6.2 km away
- NudgeeLabor 68.8% · Coalition 31.2% TPP (2025)6.6 km away
- NorthgateLabor 74.8% · Coalition 25.2% TPP (2025)6.7 km away
- Nundah NorthLabor 68.2% · Coalition 31.8% TPP (2025)7.7 km away
- VirginiaLabor 68.5% · Coalition 31.5% TPP (2025)7.9 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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