Park Ridge

22.1% of Park Ridge's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.

2,235 family households lived in Park Ridge; 40.6% were couple families and 17.7% were one-parent families.

44.4% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.

Park Ridge had 8,455 residents at the 2021 Census.

34.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

21.2% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.

Separate houses made up 81.7% of occupied private dwellings in Park Ridge.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 16.5% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

25.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.

22.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.

52.1% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

The average household in Park Ridge had 2.6 people.

One-person households made up 24.9% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.

Two-person households represented 33.2%, while 25.1% had four or more usual residents.

7.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

71.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

1.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.7% walked or cycled.

4.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.

One-car households formed 39.3% of the total.

56.0% of households had two or more vehicles.

23.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 76.3% reported a different address.

35.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

65.6% of residents used only English at home.

26.3% used a language other than English at home.

2.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.4% spoke Cantonese and 1.3% spoke Hindi.

35.8% of Park Ridge's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 64.2% was born in Australia.

0.6% of residents were born in China.

5.7% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 70.3%.

English ancestry accounted for 31.9% of ancestry responses in Park Ridge.

Australian ancestry made up 25.0% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 2.9% of responses.

11.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

Managers accounted for 8.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.0%.

Health care and social assistance employed 15.2% of workers, and education and training employed 5.4%.

The labour-force participation rate was 60.2%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.

34.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.7% worked part time.

Unemployment was 6.6%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.

59.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.

9.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

9.7% reported asthma, 8.7% arthritis and 5.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

16.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 6.0% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 40.6%.

Median household income was $1,418 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,733.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $370 per week.

Working from home was 7.4% in Park Ridge, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.

Outright ownership was 25.0% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.

Renting accounted for 52.1% in Park Ridge, against 36.2% across Greater Brisbane.