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Underwood QLD — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Underwood QLD is 6,809 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Underwood is $803 per week ($41,756 per year). Median rent in Underwood is $400 per week ($1,733 per month). Underwood has a median age of 34 years, younger than the national median of 38. Underwood has a population density of 1626.2 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Underwood is India. The most common religion is No Religion (36% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Mandarin. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Underwood is $1,950.

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Underwood Population

residents (Census 2021)

Underwood Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$803/wk

$41,756 per year

#3580 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$400/wk

$1,733 per month

#1854 of 14,663

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Median Age

34years

4 years younger than national median

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Mortgage

$1,950/mo

Avg household size: 3.1 · 0.8 per bedroom

Underwood Demographics

Gender Split

Male 50.5% (3,439) Female 49.5% (3,365)

Population Density

1626.2

people per km²

6,809 people · 4.2 km²

Households

3.1

Avg household size

0.8

Persons per bedroom

$2,110

Family income/wk

Underwood 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)

Underwood Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

32.9% 499 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

67.1% 1,017 dwellings

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

Underwood Country of Birth

Australia

74.1%

India

10.1%

China

5.1%

Fiji

2.4%

England

2.2%

Hong Kong

2.1%

Afghanistan

1.9%

Bosnia & Herzegovina

1.1%

Cambodia

0.6%

Croatia

0.5%

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

Underwood Religion

No Religion

35.6%

Islam

18.5%

Catholic

12.9%

Not stated

7.9%

Other Religions Tot

7.4%

Othr Rel Sikhism

6.9%

Anglican

5.5%

Christian (other)

5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Underwood Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

80.5%

Year 10 or equivalent

12.8%

Year 11 or equivalent

4.6%

Year 9 or equivalent

2.1%

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

Underwood Languages Spoken at Home

Mandarin

21.7%

IAL Punjabi

18.3%

Other

16.4%

Korean

14.2%

Cantonese

9.5%

Urdu

6.9%

Hindi

6.9%

Arabic

6.1%

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

Underwood Employment

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Employed full-time

41.8% 1,990 people

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Employed part-time

22.7% 1,080 people

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Unemployed

4.9% 231 people

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Not in labour force

30.6% 1,456 people

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

Underwood Qualifications

Bachelor Degree

36.4%

Certificate III/IV

24.3%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

18.6%

Postgraduate Degree

13.7%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

4.7%

Certificate I/II

2.4%

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

Underwood Occupation

Professionals

30.1%

Technicians & Trade Workers

13.9%

Clerical & Administrative

13.6%

Managers

12.7%

Community & Personal Service

11.2%

Sales Workers

6.3%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

6.2%

Labourers

6.0%

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

Underwood Field of Study

Management & Commerce

28.0%

Engineering

14.6%

Health

12.9%

Society & Culture

12.5%

Education

7.3%

Information Technology

6.3%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

5.6%

Architecture & Building

5.6%

Creative Arts

3.1%

Natural & Physical Sciences

2.9%

Agriculture & Environment

1.0%

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

Underwood Dwelling Types

Separate house

85.8%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

12.9%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Underwood Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

2.3%

$1-$149/wk

0.6%

$150-$299/wk

1.0%

$300-$399/wk

1.0%

$400-$499/wk

3.7%

$500-$649/wk

2.8%

$650-$799/wk

4.7%

$800-$999/wk

6.3%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

8.2%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

7.5%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

6.4%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.6%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

13.0%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

11.0%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

8.6%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

4.9%

$4,000+/wk

12.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Underwood Marital Status

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Married

54.9% 2,885

↔️

Separated

3.0% 155

📋

Divorced

7.6% 401

🕊️

Widowed

2.7% 142

👤

Never married

31.8% 1,670

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Underwood Ancestry

Other

22.1%

English

17.9%

Australian

16.8%

Chinese

12.8%

Indian

10.1%

Scottish

4.6%

Irish

4.6%

Korean

4.5%

German

2.4%

Italian

1.5%

Samoan

1.4%

Filipino

1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Underwood School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

29.3%

Secondary — Government

20.8%

Vocational Education

11.4%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

10.8%

Pre-school

9.1%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

7.4%

Primary — Catholic

6.4%

Secondary — Catholic

4.8%

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

Underwood Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

4.0% 526

✅

No need for assistance

96.0% 12,473

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

Underwood Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

13.4% 668

—

Not a volunteer

86.6% 4,335

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Underwood Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

4.8%

$300-$449/mo

1.1%

$450-$599/mo

1.6%

$600-$799/mo

1.6%

$800-$999/mo

3.3%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

14.3%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

21.7%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

26.4%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

12.6%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

12.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Underwood How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

75.8%

Did not go to work

10.6%

Car (passenger)

5.6%

Bus

3.1%

Walked only

1.4%

Truck

1.2%

Other

0.7%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.5%

Train

0.5%

Taxi/Rideshare

0.4%

Bicycle

0.3%

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

Underwood Car Ownership

0 vehicles

2.1%

1 vehicle

28.2%

2 vehicles

46.2%

3 vehicles

13.9%

4+ vehicles

9.6%

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

Underwood Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

1.4%

2 bedrooms

4.8%

3 bedrooms

38.0%

4 bedrooms

41.3%

5 bedrooms

12.6%

6+ bedrooms

2.0%

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

Underwood Population Mobility

15.3%

moved in the last year

42.9%

moved in the last 5 years

6.5%

unemployment rate (Census)

67.8%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Underwood Indigenous Population

1.6%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

210

Indigenous residents

12,887

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Underwood Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

384

Asthma

212

Diabetes

190

Arthritis

131

Heart disease

124

Lung condition

Cancer

Stroke

Kidney disease

Dementia

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

Underwood Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

14.7%

$1-$149/wk

3.7%

$150-$299/wk

6.7%

$300-$399/wk

3.4%

$400-$499/wk

2.6%

$500-$649/wk

3.5%

$650-$799/wk

8.8%

$800-$999/wk

11.3%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

12.0%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

8.9%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

7.7%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.5%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

7.4%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

1.7%

$3,500+/wk

2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Underwood Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

51.8%

Couple — no children

19.1%

Couple — no children under 15

17.0%

One parent — children under 15

6.9%

One parent — no children under 15

5.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Underwood Military Service

🎖️

Current ADF — Regular

0.1% 3

🛡️

Current ADF — Reserves

0.1% 3

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Previously served

1.7% 83

👤

Never served

98.2% 4,931

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Underwood Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

10.9% 544

—

Did not provide

89.1% 4,455

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Underwood Children Ever Born

No children

32.1%

1 child

16.2%

2 children

31.2%

3 children

13.6%

4 children

5.4%

5+ children

1.4%

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

Underwood When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

1961–1970

1971–1980

1981–1990

345

1991–2000

559

2001–2010

1,120

2011–2015

480

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

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

Underwood Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

21.5%

5–14 hours

27.7%

15–29 hours

10.8%

30+ hours

9.4%

Did not do domestic work

30.5%

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

Underwood Household Size

1 person

15.2%

2 persons

26.7%

3 persons

20.3%

4 persons

22.6%

5 persons

8.9%

6+ persons

6.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Underwood Where Residents Moved From

Same address

5,461

Moved from QLD

757

Moved — same area (SA2)

106

Moved from overseas

Moved from NSW

Moved from VIC

Moved from ACT

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

Underwood Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

89.0%

Step family — no other children

6.7%

Blended family — no other children

2.5%

Intact family — other children present

1.3%

Other couple — children only

0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Underwood Schools

schools nearby

government

1020

avg ICSEA score

14,061

total students

Redeemer Lutheran College Independent

Combined · Prep-12 · 1,111 students

1147

ICSEA

Rochedale State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 989 students

1112

ICSEA

Warrigal Road State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 1,159 students

1085

ICSEA

St Peter's Primary School Catholic

Primary · Prep-6 · 508 students

1080

ICSEA

Calvary Christian College Independent

Primary · Prep-12 · 952 students

1069

ICSEA

Islamic College of Brisbane Independent

Combined · Prep-12 · 1,712 students

1057

ICSEA

Rochedale State High School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 1,547 students

1034

ICSEA

Rochedale South State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 478 students

1028

ICSEA

Chatswood Hills State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 607 students

1028

ICSEA

Eight Mile Plains State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 324 students

1023

ICSEA

Faith Christian School of Distance Education Independent

Combined · Prep-12 · 1,615 students

1019

ICSEA

Springwood Road State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 435 students

1009

ICSEA

Kuraby Special School Government

Combined · Prep-12 · 88 students

1008

ICSEA

Kuraby State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 359 students

998

ICSEA

Springwood State High School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 577 students

991

ICSEA

Showing 15 of 22 schools

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

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Underwood Rent Prices & Affordability

20%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $1,992/wk

Median Rent $400/wk

Rent-to-Income 20.1%

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

If you earn X in Underwood

Your weekly income

≈ $8,632/month

Median rent $400/wk

Left after rent $1,592/wk

Rent share 20.1%

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Pop: 3,450 Income: $781/wk Rent: $300/wk

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Pop: 3,466 Income: $775/wk Rent: $450/wk

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Pop: 3,476 Income: $712/wk Rent: $240/wk

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Pop: 3,494 Income: $596/wk Rent: $250/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Underwood

What is the population of Underwood QLD?

The population of Underwood QLD is 6,809 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1626.2 people per km².Underwood is ranked #1,100 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Underwood?

The median personal income in Underwood QLD is $803 per week, or $41,756 per year.The median household income is $1,992 per week.Family income is $2,110 per week.Underwood is ranked #3,580 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Underwood?

Median rent in Underwood QLD is $400 per week ($1,733 per month).Rent represents 20.1% of household income, which is considered affordable.Underwood ranks #1,854 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Underwood?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Underwood QLD is $1,950. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Underwood?

The median age in Underwood QLD is 34 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Underwood a good suburb to live in?

Underwood is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 6,809.The median income is $803/wk, which is above the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (20.1% 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: 32897. All dollar figures in AUD.