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Parkside QLD — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Parkside QLD is 1,530 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Parkside is $1,214 per week ($63,128 per year). Median rent in Parkside is $320 per week ($1,387 per month). Parkside has a median age of 31 years, younger than the national median of 38. Parkside has a population density of 1030.4 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Parkside is England. The most common religion is No Religion (44% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Parkside is $1,428.

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Parkside Population

residents (Census 2021)

Parkside Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$1,214/wk

$63,128 per year

#394 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$320/wk

$1,387 per month

#4051 of 14,663

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Median Age

31years

7 years younger than national median

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Mortgage

$1,428/mo

Avg household size: 2.5 · 0.9 per bedroom

Parkside Demographics

Gender Split

Male 51.7% (790) Female 48.3% (739)

Population Density

1030.4

people per km²

1,530 people · 1.5 km²

Households

2.5

Avg household size

0.9

Persons per bedroom

$2,714

Family income/wk

Parkside 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)

Parkside Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

34.3% 86 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

65.7% 165 dwellings

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

Parkside Country of Birth

Australia

95.1%

England

1.6%

India

1.1%

Fiji

0.8%

Germany

0.8%

Brazil

0.5%

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

Parkside Religion

No Religion

44.5%

Catholic

25.2%

Not stated

11.3%

Anglican

8.9%

Christian (other)

3.0%

Uniting Church

3.0%

Baptist

2.3%

Pentecostal

1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Parkside Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

62.5%

Year 10 or equivalent

24.6%

Year 11 or equivalent

7.3%

Year 9 or equivalent

5.6%

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

Parkside Languages Spoken at Home

Other

42.1%

Spanish

19.3%

SAL Filipin

7.0%

SAL Tagalog

7.0%

SAL Tot

7.0%

IAL Punjabi

7.0%

Australian Indigenous

5.3%

IAL Sinhal

5.3%

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

Parkside Employment

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Employed full-time

60.5% 625 people

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Employed part-time

15.3% 158 people

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Unemployed

2.6% 27 people

🏠

Not in labour force

21.6% 223 people

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

Parkside Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

47.3%

Bachelor Degree

27.3%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

13.1%

Postgraduate Degree

5.7%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

3.6%

Certificate I/II

3.1%

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

Parkside Occupation

Professionals

32.4%

Technicians & Trade Workers

26.3%

Clerical & Administrative

10.4%

Managers

8.1%

Community & Personal Service

7.5%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

7.3%

Labourers

4.6%

Sales Workers

3.3%

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

Parkside Field of Study

Engineering

35.8%

Health

16.7%

Management & Commerce

15.3%

Society & Culture

9.9%

Education

9.3%

Architecture & Building

4.6%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

3.6%

Creative Arts

2.4%

Natural & Physical Sciences

1.0%

Information Technology

0.8%

Agriculture & Environment

0.6%

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

Parkside Dwelling Types

Separate house

81.2%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

15.4%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Parkside Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

0.8%

$300-$399/wk

2.5%

$400-$499/wk

2.9%

$500-$649/wk

1.9%

$650-$799/wk

3.1%

$800-$999/wk

2.7%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

6.0%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

5.6%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

4.1%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

7.6%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

17.7%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

10.5%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

13.4%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

4.9%

$4,000+/wk

16.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Parkside Marital Status

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Married

35.2% 424

↔️

Separated

4.2% 51

📋

Divorced

8.0% 97

🕊️

Widowed

3.2% 39

👤

Never married

49.3% 595

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Parkside Ancestry

Australian

27.2%

English

24.1%

Aboriginal Australianralian

10.7%

Irish

8.9%

Other

8.9%

Scottish

6.4%

German

4.1%

Filipino

3.3%

Italian

2.2%

Maori

1.8%

Chinese

1.2%

New Zealander

1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Parkside School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

33.0%

Secondary — Government

24.7%

Primary — Catholic

12.8%

Vocational Education

10.4%

Secondary — Catholic

9.4%

Pre-school

8.3%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

1.4%

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

Parkside Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

3.1% 87

✅

No need for assistance

96.9% 2,699

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

Parkside Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

15.4% 166

—

Not a volunteer

84.6% 913

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Parkside Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$450-$599/mo

2.3%

$600-$799/mo

3.1%

$800-$999/mo

9.9%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

28.2%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

29.8%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

19.1%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

5.3%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Parkside How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

73.7%

Did not go to work

10.2%

Car (passenger)

9.4%

Walked only

4.2%

Motorbike/Scooter

1.1%

Bicycle

1.0%

Other

0.4%

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

Parkside Car Ownership

0 vehicles

5.8%

1 vehicle

34.0%

2 vehicles

41.7%

3 vehicles

12.2%

4+ vehicles

6.3%

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

Parkside Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

7.5%

2 bedrooms

20.9%

3 bedrooms

42.0%

4 bedrooms

23.7%

5 bedrooms

4.9%

6+ bedrooms

1.1%

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

Parkside Population Mobility

24.1%

moved in the last year

52.1%

moved in the last 5 years

3.5%

unemployment rate (Census)

71.8%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Parkside Indigenous Population

15.5%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

437

Indigenous residents

2,377

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Parkside Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

110

Asthma

Arthritis

Diabetes

Kidney disease

Heart disease

Lung condition

Cancer

Stroke

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

Parkside Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

8.7%

$1-$149/wk

3.1%

$150-$299/wk

3.3%

$300-$399/wk

2.4%

$400-$499/wk

1.8%

$500-$649/wk

2.1%

$650-$799/wk

6.4%

$800-$999/wk

8.5%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

9.8%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

8.9%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

8.9%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

8.7%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

21.3%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

4.0%

$3,500+/wk

2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Parkside Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

49.4%

Couple — no children

27.4%

One parent — children under 15

8.8%

Couple — no children under 15

8.3%

One parent — no children under 15

6.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Parkside Military Service

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Current ADF — Reserves

0.3% 3

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Previously served

3.0% 33

👤

Never served

96.7% 1,053

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Parkside Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

7.6% 82

—

Did not provide

92.4% 1,004

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Parkside Children Ever Born

No children

42.5%

1 child

15.8%

2 children

17.9%

3 children

14.4%

4 children

6.8%

5+ children

2.7%

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

Parkside When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

1961–1970

1971–1980

1981–1990

1991–2000

2001–2010

2011–2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

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

Parkside Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

24.2%

5–14 hours

27.1%

15–29 hours

10.5%

30+ hours

8.9%

Did not do domestic work

29.4%

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

Parkside Household Size

1 person

25.6%

2 persons

36.7%

3 persons

15.7%

4 persons

9.9%

5 persons

6.9%

6+ persons

5.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Parkside Where Residents Moved From

Same address

1,043

Moved — same area (SA2)

167

Moved from QLD

117

Moved from SA

Moved from overseas

Moved from NSW

Moved from VIC

Moved from NT

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

Parkside Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

74.0%

Step family — no other children

12.3%

Blended family — no other children

10.4%

Other couple — children only

3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Parkside Schools

schools nearby

government

875

avg ICSEA score

3,623

total students

St Joseph's Catholic School Catholic

Primary · Prep-6 · 313 students

1010

ICSEA

Mount Isa School of the Air Government

Combined · Prep-10 · 175 students

1009

ICSEA

Good Shepherd Catholic College Catholic

Secondary · 7-12 · 434 students

978

ICSEA

Barkly Highway State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 266 students

935

ICSEA

Happy Valley State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 387 students

927

ICSEA

Healy State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 217 students

887

ICSEA

Mount Isa Special School Government

Combined · Prep-12 · 35 students

877

ICSEA

Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 926 students

866

ICSEA

St Kieran's Catholic School Catholic

Primary · Prep-6 · 140 students

858

ICSEA

Mount Isa Central State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 211 students

791

ICSEA

Townview State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 209 students

776

ICSEA

Mount Isa Flexible School Catholic

Secondary · 7-12 · 53 students

736

ICSEA

Sunset State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 257 students

727

ICSEA

Spinifex State College - Mount Isa - Junior Campus Government

Secondary

Queensland Pathways State College - Mount Isa Campus Government

Secondary

Showing 15 of 16 schools

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

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Parkside Rent Prices & Affordability

14%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $2,347/wk

Median Rent $320/wk

Rent-to-Income 13.6%

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

If you earn X in Parkside

Your weekly income

≈ $10,170/month

Median rent $320/wk

Left after rent $2,027/wk

Rent share 13.6%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Townview

Income: $1,075/wk Rent: $253/wk Save: $67/wk

Dysart (Qld)

Income: $1,406/wk Rent: $100/wk Save: $220/wk

Winston

Income: $1,190/wk Rent: $261/wk Save: $59/wk

Mornington (Qld)

Income: $1,100/wk Rent: $245/wk Save: $75/wk

Murray

Income: $1,302/wk Rent: $107/wk Save: $213/wk

Blackwater

Income: $1,268/wk Rent: $220/wk Save: $100/wk

Emerald (Qld)

Income: $1,035/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $20/wk

Cloncurry

Income: $1,246/wk Rent: $240/wk Save: $80/wk

Parkside vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in QLD

Greenmount (Toowoomba - Qld)

Pop: 765 Income: $786/wk Rent: $253/wk

Wights Mountain

Pop: 767 Income: $1,092/wk Rent: $350/wk

Pinjarra Hills

Pop: 771 Income: $822/wk Rent: $490/wk

Koumala

Pop: 772 Income: $774/wk Rent: $250/wk

Moores Pocket

Pop: 772 Income: $564/wk Rent: $225/wk

Valdora

Pop: 776 Income: $755/wk Rent: $530/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Parkside

What is the population of Parkside QLD?

The population of Parkside QLD is 1,530 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1030.4 people per km².Parkside is ranked #3,370 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Parkside?

The median personal income in Parkside QLD is $1,214 per week, or $63,128 per year.The median household income is $2,347 per week.Family income is $2,714 per week.Parkside is ranked #394 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Parkside?

Median rent in Parkside QLD is $320 per week ($1,387 per month).Rent represents 13.6% of household income, which is considered affordable.Parkside ranks #4,051 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Parkside?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Parkside QLD is $1,428. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Parkside?

The median age in Parkside QLD is 31 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Parkside a good suburb to live in?

Parkside is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 1,530.The median income is $1,214/wk, which is above the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (13.6% 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: 32277. All dollar figures in AUD.