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Burpengary East QLD — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Burpengary East, Queensland. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Burpengary East QLD is 9,654 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Burpengary East is $767 per week ($39,884 per year). Median rent in Burpengary East is $410 per week ($1,777 per month). Burpengary East has a median age of 38 years, equal to the national median. Burpengary East has a population density of 321.8 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Burpengary East is England. The most common religion is No Religion (47% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Burpengary East is $2,058.

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Burpengary East Population

residents (Census 2021)

Burpengary East Median Income & Rent

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Median Income

$767/wk

$39,884 per year

#4186 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$410/wk

$1,777 per month

#1715 of 14,663

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Median Age

38years

Same as than national median

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Mortgage

$2,058/mo

Avg household size: 2.7 · 0.7 per bedroom

Burpengary East Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.4% (4,672) Female 51.6% (4,988)

Population Density

321.8

people per km²

9,654 people · 30.0 km²

Households

2.7

Avg household size

0.7

Persons per bedroom

$2,103

Family income/wk

Burpengary East Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Burpengary East Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

47.2% 1,234 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

52.8% 1,378 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Burpengary East Country of Birth

Australia

91.5%

England

6.2%

India

0.9%

Germany

0.5%

Canada

0.4%

Fiji

0.2%

Brazil

0.1%

Croatia

0.1%

China

0.1%

Chile

0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Burpengary East Religion

No Religion

46.8%

Catholic

19.7%

Anglican

15.4%

Not stated

6.2%

Uniting Church

4.3%

Christian (other)

2.9%

Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd

2.6%

Baptist

2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Burpengary East Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

55.7%

Year 10 or equivalent

30.8%

Year 11 or equivalent

7.9%

Year 9 or equivalent

5.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Burpengary East Languages Spoken at Home

Other

30.3%

Samoan

15.7%

SAL Tot

13.5%

IAL Punjabi

10.8%

SAL Tagalog

8.6%

Mandarin

8.1%

Afrikaans

6.5%

Korean

6.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Burpengary East Employment

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Employed full-time

39.7% 2,780 people

⏰

Employed part-time

19.3% 1,355 people

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Unemployed

2.8% 199 people

🏠

Not in labour force

38.1% 2,672 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Burpengary East Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

51.6%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

20.2%

Bachelor Degree

19.3%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

3.2%

Postgraduate Degree

3.2%

Certificate I/II

2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Burpengary East Occupation

Professionals

21.2%

Technicians & Trade Workers

20.7%

Community & Personal Service

14.8%

Clerical & Administrative

13.8%

Managers

11.5%

Labourers

6.9%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

6.1%

Sales Workers

5.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Burpengary East Field of Study

Engineering

21.2%

Management & Commerce

20.0%

Society & Culture

12.9%

Health

12.0%

Education

9.8%

Architecture & Building

9.0%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

6.7%

Creative Arts

2.5%

Information Technology

2.4%

Agriculture & Environment

2.0%

Natural & Physical Sciences

1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Burpengary East Dwelling Types

Separate house

93.1%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

3.5%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Burpengary East Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

1.6%

$1-$149/wk

0.5%

$150-$299/wk

0.6%

$300-$399/wk

1.5%

$400-$499/wk

4.9%

$500-$649/wk

7.6%

$650-$799/wk

8.1%

$800-$999/wk

5.8%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

6.5%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

6.2%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

5.1%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.4%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

12.8%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

9.5%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

8.8%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

4.6%

$4,000+/wk

10.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Burpengary East Marital Status

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Married

51.0% 3,965

↔️

Separated

3.3% 257

📋

Divorced

7.8% 608

🕊️

Widowed

6.4% 495

👤

Never married

31.6% 2,456

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Burpengary East Ancestry

English

35.3%

Australian

30.5%

Scottish

7.8%

Irish

7.7%

German

4.9%

Other

4.5%

Aboriginal Australianralian

2.6%

Italian

1.8%

New Zealander

1.4%

Maori

1.3%

Dutch

1.2%

Filipino

1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Burpengary East School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

24.5%

Secondary — Government

20.3%

Primary — Catholic

13.1%

Pre-school

10.3%

Vocational Education

9.4%

Secondary — Catholic

9.3%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

6.6%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

6.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Burpengary East Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

7.8% 1,450

✅

No need for assistance

92.2% 17,059

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Burpengary East Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

11.6% 859

—

Not a volunteer

88.4% 6,576

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Burpengary East Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

3.3%

$300-$449/mo

1.5%

$450-$599/mo

0.7%

$600-$799/mo

1.9%

$800-$999/mo

3.4%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

8.7%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

17.6%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

36.3%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

16.9%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

9.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Burpengary East How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

74.7%

Did not go to work

13.3%

Car (passenger)

5.1%

Truck

2.2%

Train

1.7%

Motorbike/Scooter

1.0%

Walked only

0.9%

Other

0.5%

Bus

0.2%

Taxi/Rideshare

0.2%

Bicycle

0.1%

Ferry

0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Burpengary East Car Ownership

0 vehicles

3.6%

1 vehicle

30.3%

2 vehicles

35.6%

3 vehicles

16.0%

4+ vehicles

14.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Burpengary East Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

1.3%

2 bedrooms

17.5%

3 bedrooms

19.2%

4 bedrooms

50.2%

5 bedrooms

8.3%

6+ bedrooms

3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Burpengary East Population Mobility

19.9%

moved in the last year

51.3%

moved in the last 5 years

4.3%

unemployment rate (Census)

60.8%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Burpengary East Indigenous Population

3.5%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

658

Indigenous residents

17,983

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Burpengary East Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

1,008

Arthritis

412

Asthma

367

Diabetes

322

Heart disease

316

Lung condition

282

Cancer

150

Kidney disease

112

Stroke

105

Dementia

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Burpengary East Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

9.8%

$1-$149/wk

4.1%

$150-$299/wk

5.9%

$300-$399/wk

5.3%

$400-$499/wk

3.9%

$500-$649/wk

3.6%

$650-$799/wk

9.6%

$800-$999/wk

10.6%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

12.5%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

9.2%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

8.1%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.4%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

8.6%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

1.6%

$3,500+/wk

1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Burpengary East Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

42.2%

Couple — no children

29.9%

Couple — no children under 15

16.1%

One parent — children under 15

7.8%

One parent — no children under 15

3.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Burpengary East Military Service

🎖️

Current ADF — Regular

0.1% 8

🛡️

Current ADF — Reserves

0.1% 11

🏅

Previously served

5.2% 388

👤

Never served

94.6% 7,066

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Burpengary East Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

12.8% 949

—

Did not provide

87.2% 6,449

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Burpengary East Children Ever Born

No children

28.1%

1 child

11.9%

2 children

31.8%

3 children

18.2%

4 children

7.7%

5+ children

2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Burpengary East When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

103

1961–1970

166

1971–1980

166

1981–1990

214

1991–2000

165

2001–2010

491

2011–2015

248

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Burpengary East Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

20.6%

5–14 hours

29.1%

15–29 hours

13.2%

30+ hours

10.1%

Did not do domestic work

27.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Burpengary East Household Size

1 person

19.9%

2 persons

36.0%

3 persons

15.4%

4 persons

15.9%

5 persons

8.0%

6+ persons

4.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Burpengary East Where Residents Moved From

Same address

7,319

Moved from QLD

1,470

Moved — same area (SA2)

164

Moved from NSW

Moved from VIC

Moved from overseas

Moved from SA

Moved from ACT

Moved from WA

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Burpengary East Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

78.1%

Step family — no other children

13.4%

Blended family — no other children

6.0%

Intact family — other children present

1.3%

Other couple — children only

0.7%

Step family — other children present

0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Burpengary East Schools

schools nearby

government

1014

avg ICSEA score

157

total students

Birali Steiner School Independent

Combined · Prep-10 · 157 students

1014

ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Burpengary East Rent Prices & Affordability

23%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $1,821/wk

Median Rent $410/wk

Rent-to-Income 22.5%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Burpengary East

Your weekly income

≈ $7,891/month

Median rent $410/wk

Left after rent $1,411/wk

Rent share 22.5%

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Burpengary East vs State & National Average

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Pop: 4,835 Income: $829/wk Rent: $310/wk

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Pop: 4,844 Income: $698/wk Rent: $230/wk

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Pop: 4,850 Income: $960/wk Rent: $415/wk

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Pop: 4,876 Income: $998/wk Rent: $360/wk

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Pop: 4,895 Income: $902/wk Rent: $480/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Burpengary East

What is the population of Burpengary East QLD?

The population of Burpengary East QLD is 9,654 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 321.8 people per km².Burpengary East is ranked #684 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Burpengary East?

The median personal income in Burpengary East QLD is $767 per week, or $39,884 per year.The median household income is $1,821 per week.Family income is $2,103 per week.Burpengary East is ranked #4,186 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Burpengary East?

Median rent in Burpengary East QLD is $410 per week ($1,777 per month).Rent represents 22.5% of household income, which is considered affordable.Burpengary East ranks #1,715 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Burpengary East?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Burpengary East QLD is $2,058. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Burpengary East?

The median age in Burpengary East QLD is 38 years.This is equal to the national median age of 38 years.

Is Burpengary East a good suburb to live in?

Burpengary East is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 9,654.The median income is $767/wk, which is above the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (22.5% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 30452. All dollar figures in AUD.