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Friday Pocket
QLD 4855 · Cassowary Coast
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 39
- Postcode
- 4855
ABS 2021
Friday Pocket, Queensland
Property market insights for Friday Pocket
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Friday Pocket QLD
Crime and safety
Is Friday Pocket safe?
The overall rate for Friday Pocket is 9,188 offences per 100,000 residents — 273% above the Rest of Qld benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Friday Pocket.
Overall crime rate
9,188
offences per 100,000 residents
273% aboveRest of Qld
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Friday Pocket?
Friday Pocket QLD 4855 is in Queensland, within Rest of Qld.
39 people call Friday Pocket home, with an average of 2.1 people per household and a median household income of $725 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 39
- Median age
- 47 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,264 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $260 / week
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
What stands out in Friday Pocket
53.8% of workers in Friday Pocket worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of Qld.
41.0% of people in Friday Pocket described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Friday Pocket
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Friday Pocket QLD 4855.
Is Friday Pocket family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
0.0% of Friday Pocket's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
9 family households lived in Friday Pocket; 33.3% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.
33.3% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Friday Pocket?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Friday Pocket had 39 residents at the 2021 Census.
28.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
48.7% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Friday Pocket?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 107.7% of occupied private dwellings in Friday Pocket.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Friday Pocket?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
39.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.
43.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
17.4% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Friday Pocket?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Friday Pocket had 2.1 people.
One-person households made up 53.8% of occupied homes. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.
Two-person households represented 0.0%, while 0.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Friday Pocket?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
53.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.
92.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Friday Pocket?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
One-car households formed 23.1% of the total.
53.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Friday Pocket, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
78.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 21.9% reported a different address.
12.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Friday Pocket?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
59.0% of residents used only English at home.
7.7% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Friday Pocket residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
12.8% of Friday Pocket's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 87.2% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 76.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Friday Pocket?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 38.5% of ancestry responses in Friday Pocket.
Australian ancestry made up 17.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Friday Pocket?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
0.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
Managers accounted for 38.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 0.0% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Friday Pocket?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 41.7%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.
29.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 10.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Friday Pocket show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
51.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
0.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
0.0% reported asthma, 0.0% arthritis and 7.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Friday Pocket?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
0.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 0.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 24.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Friday Pocket?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $725 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,264.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $260 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Friday Pocket compare with Rest of Qld?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 53.8% in Friday Pocket, compared with 10.6% across Rest of Qld.
Outright ownership was 39.1% locally and 33.4% across Rest of Qld. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.
Renting accounted for 17.4% in Friday Pocket, against 32.4% across Rest of Qld.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Friday Pocket
Is Friday Pocket expensive?
There is not yet enough consistent market data for a dependable house median. The nearby suburb links make it easier to compare the wider market while local observations build.
Is Friday Pocket good for families?
The Census counted 9 local families. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Friday Pocket?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
Explore the area
Streets and suburbs around Friday Pocket
8 streets in Friday Pocket
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Banana Rd
- Boundary Rd
- Bruce Hwy
- Dixon Rd
- Friday Pocket Rd
- Shell Pocket Rd
- Tains Rd
- Telegraph Rd
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