Suburbs Pittsworth

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Pittsworth QLD — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Pittsworth QLD is 3,300 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Pittsworth is $651 per week ($33,852 per year). Median rent in Pittsworth is $275 per week ($1,192 per month). Pittsworth has a median age of 43 years, older than the national median of 38. Pittsworth has a population density of 55.8 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Pittsworth is England. The most common religion is Catholic (26% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is SAL Tot. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Pittsworth is $1,300.

There were 305 recorded offences in Pittsworth in 2025-26, a rate of 92 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was assault (74 offences).

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📍 Pittsworth, Queensland — 27.7442°S, 151.6343°E

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Pittsworth Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Pittsworth Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$651/wk
$33,852 per year
#6316 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$275/wk
$1,192 per month
#5547 of 14,663
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Median Age
43years
5 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,300/mo
Avg household size: 2.5 · 0.8 per bedroom

Pittsworth Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.8% (1,609) Female 51.2% (1,687)

Population Density

55.8
people per km²
3,300 people · 59.1 km²

Households

2.5
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$1,661
Family income/wk

Pittsworth 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)

Pittsworth Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
54.2% 430 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
45.8% 364 dwellings

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

Pittsworth Country of Birth

Australia
98.0%
England
1.5%
India
0.4%

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

Pittsworth Religion

Catholic
25.9%
Anglican
25.3%
No Religion
23.5%
Not stated
8.8%
Uniting Church
6.3%
Lutheran
4.0%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
3.3%
Christian (other)
2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Pittsworth Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
48.8%
Year 10 or equivalent
36.1%
Year 11 or equivalent
8.2%
Year 9 or equivalent
6.9%

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

Pittsworth Languages Spoken at Home

SAL Tot
34.6%
SAL Filipin
17.3%
SAL Tagalog
14.8%
Other
9.9%
IAL Punjabi
7.4%
Afrikaans
6.2%
Mandarin
6.2%
Bengali
3.7%

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

Pittsworth Employment

💼
Employed full-time
35.4% 818 people
⏰
Employed part-time
19.6% 453 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.4% 55 people
🏠
Not in labour force
42.5% 982 people

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

Pittsworth Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
56.6%
Bachelor Degree
18.2%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
14.6%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.9%
Certificate I/II
3.6%
Postgraduate Degree
3.2%

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

Pittsworth Occupation

Technicians & Trade Workers
23.9%
Professionals
18.1%
Community & Personal Service
12.7%
Managers
11.8%
Clerical & Administrative
11.3%
Labourers
10.3%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
7.1%
Sales Workers
4.7%

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

Pittsworth Field of Study

Engineering
25.0%
Management & Commerce
16.7%
Society & Culture
11.4%
Health
11.0%
Education
9.9%
Architecture & Building
8.1%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
7.5%
Agriculture & Environment
6.7%
Information Technology
1.6%
Creative Arts
1.2%
Natural & Physical Sciences
1.0%

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

Pittsworth Dwelling Types

Separate house
93.3%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
6.0%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Pittsworth Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.1%
$1-$149/wk
0.6%
$150-$299/wk
1.1%
$300-$399/wk
2.2%
$400-$499/wk
9.1%
$500-$649/wk
3.5%
$650-$799/wk
11.4%
$800-$999/wk
9.2%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.8%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.1%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
11.7%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.7%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
4.6%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
3.4%
$4,000+/wk
4.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Pittsworth Marital Status

💍
Married
50.1% 1,313
↔️
Separated
4.4% 114
📋
Divorced
8.0% 209
🕊️
Widowed
9.5% 248
👤
Never married
28.1% 736

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Pittsworth Ancestry

Australian
35.1%
English
28.5%
German
9.3%
Irish
8.8%
Scottish
7.0%
Other
3.4%
Aboriginal Australianralian
3.1%
Filipino
2.3%
Dutch
1.1%
New Zealander
0.6%
Chinese
0.5%
Italian
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Pittsworth School & University Attendance

Secondary — Government
34.1%
Primary — Government
29.1%
Primary — Catholic
14.2%
Vocational Education
10.9%
Pre-school
6.6%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
2.3%
Secondary — Catholic
2.2%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
0.6%

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

Pittsworth Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
10.1% 618
✅
No need for assistance
89.9% 5,507

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

Pittsworth Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
20.7% 501
—
Not a volunteer
79.3% 1,921

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Pittsworth Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
3.5%
$300-$449/mo
3.5%
$450-$599/mo
2.3%
$600-$799/mo
6.3%
$800-$999/mo
9.2%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
33.1%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
20.2%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
13.5%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
4.6%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
3.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Pittsworth How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
74.9%
Did not go to work
11.0%
Car (passenger)
5.6%
Walked only
4.8%
Truck
1.9%
Bicycle
0.7%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.4%
Bus
0.4%
Other
0.3%

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

Pittsworth Car Ownership

0 vehicles
4.1%
1 vehicle
33.4%
2 vehicles
37.0%
3 vehicles
16.4%
4+ vehicles
9.1%

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

Pittsworth Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
2.0%
2 bedrooms
13.2%
3 bedrooms
46.7%
4 bedrooms
32.9%
5 bedrooms
4.5%
6+ bedrooms
0.7%

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

Pittsworth Population Mobility

16.3%
moved in the last year
40.5%
moved in the last 5 years
3.6%
unemployment rate (Census)
55.1%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Pittsworth Indigenous Population

5.3%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
325
Indigenous residents
5,851
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Pittsworth Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
331
Arthritis
154
Asthma
129
Heart disease
121
Diabetes
107
Lung condition
88
Cancer
77
Stroke
46
Kidney disease
34
Dementia
30

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

Pittsworth Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
9.6%
$1-$149/wk
4.9%
$150-$299/wk
5.9%
$300-$399/wk
5.9%
$400-$499/wk
6.2%
$500-$649/wk
4.0%
$650-$799/wk
11.1%
$800-$999/wk
13.1%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
12.1%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.8%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.9%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.3%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
6.4%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.7%
$3,500+/wk
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Pittsworth Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
41.8%
Couple — no children
30.9%
One parent — children under 15
11.5%
Couple — no children under 15
11.1%
One parent — no children under 15
4.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Pittsworth Military Service

🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 3
🏅
Previously served
3.4% 82
👤
Never served
96.5% 2,345

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Pittsworth Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
12.4% 297
—
Did not provide
87.6% 2,106

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Pittsworth Children Ever Born

No children
21.3%
1 child
11.4%
2 children
28.3%
3 children
21.7%
4 children
13.8%
5+ children
3.5%

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

Pittsworth When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
5
1951–1960
14
1961–1970
24
1971–1980
12
1981–1990
26
1991–2000
32
2001–2010
71
2011–2015
44
2016
5
2017
7
2018
11
2019
9
2020
9

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

Pittsworth Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
19.7%
5–14 hours
25.2%
15–29 hours
12.6%
30+ hours
11.2%
Did not do domestic work
31.4%

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

Pittsworth Household Size

1 person
27.2%
2 persons
36.3%
3 persons
12.4%
4 persons
12.6%
5 persons
6.8%
6+ persons
4.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Pittsworth Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,520
Moved — same area (SA2)
239
Moved from QLD
220
Moved from VIC
9
Moved from NSW
8
Moved from overseas
7
Moved from WA
3

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

Pittsworth Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
82.2%
Step family — no other children
8.7%
Blended family — no other children
6.2%
Intact family — other children present
1.6%
Step family — other children present
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Pittsworth Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 305 total

Assault
74
Theft
66
Domestic Violence
45
Traffic
30
Sexual Offences
22
Break & Enter
22
Property Damage
18
Drug Offences
18
Fraud
6
Weapons
4

Offence trend by year:

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: QLD Police Service — data.qld.gov.au

Pittsworth Schools

2
schools nearby
1
government
990
avg ICSEA score
498
total students
St Stephen's School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 195 students
1013
ICSEA
Pittsworth State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 303 students
966
ICSEA

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

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Pittsworth Rent Prices & Affordability

21%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,290/wk
Median Rent $275/wk
Rent-to-Income 21.3%

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

If you earn X in Pittsworth

≈ $5,590/month
Median rent $275/wk
Left after rent $1,015/wk
Rent share 21.3%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

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Income: $638/wk Rent: $200/wk Save: $75/wk
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Income: $625/wk Rent: $250/wk Save: $25/wk
Goombungee
Income: $595/wk Rent: $250/wk Save: $25/wk
Booval
Income: $595/wk Rent: $265/wk Save: $10/wk
Mundingburra
Income: $727/wk Rent: $270/wk Save: $5/wk
Hughenden
Income: $770/wk Rent: $160/wk Save: $115/wk
Garbutt
Income: $643/wk Rent: $220/wk Save: $55/wk
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Income: $678/wk Rent: $230/wk Save: $45/wk

Pittsworth vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in QLD

Forest Glen (Qld)
Pop: 1,657 Income: $656/wk Rent: $500/wk
Mapleton
Pop: 1,661 Income: $591/wk Rent: $350/wk
Maroochy River
Pop: 1,667 Income: $827/wk Rent: $460/wk
Rocklea (Qld)
Pop: 1,672 Income: $793/wk Rent: $335/wk
Park Ridge South
Pop: 1,680 Income: $706/wk Rent: $453/wk
Childers (Qld)
Pop: 1,682 Income: $545/wk Rent: $265/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Pittsworth

What is the population of Pittsworth QLD?

The population of Pittsworth QLD is 3,300 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 55.8 people per km².Pittsworth is ranked #2,229 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Pittsworth?

The median personal income in Pittsworth QLD is $651 per week, or $33,852 per year.The median household income is $1,290 per week.Family income is $1,661 per week.Pittsworth is ranked #6,316 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Pittsworth?

Median rent in Pittsworth QLD is $275 per week ($1,192 per month).Rent represents 21.3% of household income, which is considered affordable.Pittsworth ranks #5,547 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Pittsworth?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Pittsworth QLD is $1,300. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Pittsworth?

The median age in Pittsworth QLD is 43 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Pittsworth a good suburb to live in?

Pittsworth is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 3,300.The median income is $651/wk, which is below the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (21.3% 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: 32336. All dollar figures in AUD.