Pacific Heights, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Pacific Heights is more socio-economically advantaged than about 73% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1029, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Pacific Heights at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,111
- Median age
- 45
- Median weekly household income
- $1,960
- SEIFA score
- 1029
- Coordinates
- -23.0987, 150.7348
Pacific Heights demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Pacific Heights using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 29%, 11% of homes are rented, and 16% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 231 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 95 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 228 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 323 | 29% |
| Seniors (65+) | 243 | 22% |
Share of the 1,120 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 173 | 45% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 162 | 42% |
| Rented | 43 | 11% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 379 | 98% |
| Townhouses & semis | 9 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 388 occupied private dwellings in Pacific Heights.
- Median weekly rent
- $445
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,839
- Average household size
- 2.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,146
- Median weekly personal income
- $857
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 168 (16%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 39 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 45 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 453 (54%)
- Labour-force participation
- 57.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.8%
- Employed full-time
- 301
- Employed part-time
- 153
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Pacific Heights
Where is Pacific Heights?
Pacific Heights is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Pacific Heights?
At the 2021 Census, Pacific Heights had a population of about 1,111.
Is Pacific Heights an advantaged area?
Pacific Heights has an ABS SEIFA score of 1029, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 73 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 73% of Australian suburbs.
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