Pinjarra Hills QLD 4069
Pinjarra Hills is a suburb in Queensland, 17 km from Brisbane CBD, around 28 minutes by car. Population is 771; the median age is 70 and the median household income is $81,224 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb grew 27.2% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $490 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,184. Pinjarra Hills is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.
Is Pinjarra Hills a good suburb?
Pinjarra Hills scores a A+ (82/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on safety and community.
Somewhat walkable
Walkability 33/100 · 17.3 km · 28 min drive to Brisbane
Low all-round risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 28/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 70 · 771 residents
Liveability Rating
82 / 100 · Ranked #48 in QLDEach bar is Pinjarra Hills's rank among QLD suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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Our score
82 / 100
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Rental Market
Rental affordability
June quarter 202579 Severely unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 38% of its income on the median rent in postcode 4069.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Short-Stay Rentals
1 active Airbnb listing: 1 whole home and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.4% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Is Pinjarra Hills safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Pinjarra Hills sits in the low band, with 1 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 67% on the prior year.
1 offences
66.7% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2020–202410 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Walkability
Pinjarra Hills is car-dependent on foot — at 33/100, most errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Pinjarra Hills.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 51.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 32.6 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 30.8 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 18.4 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Pinjarra Hills.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 24%
- Premises covered
- 322
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Brisbane: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Pinjarra Hills is home to 771 residents, with a median age of 70 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $81,000 a year, with unemployment at 1.7%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
771
Median Age
70
Median Household Income
$81,224/yr
Census Median Rent
$490/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,184/mo
Avg Household Size
2.4
Median Personal Income
$42,744/yr
Unemployment Rate
1.7%
Unoccupied Dwellings
8.3%
Total Dwellings
217
Owner-Occupier Rate
90.2%
Houses
69.6%
Rental Stress
31.4%
Mortgage Stress
32.3%
Work From Home
47.1%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 58.6%
- English Spoken at Home
- 74.2%
- Employment Rate
- 33.7%
- Completed Year 12
- 41.4%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
0 residents (0.0%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
22% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (53 of 236).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 448 people work here; 236 employed residents live here.
A jobs hub: 1.9 jobs for every working resident. At least 46% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,519 a year through Brisbane based on 2025 figures.
Building Approvals: Brisbane
In the year to August 2026, 9,382 new dwellings were approved across Brisbane. That mix is 2,948 houses and 6,434 units. Approvals are up 9.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Aboriginal party for this area is Turrbal People.
Under Queensland's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party for an area follows native title. No native title claim is currently registered here, so the last registered claimant remains the Aboriginal party.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 6.5 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³).
PM10 averaged 17.3 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.99 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 1 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Rocklea (South East Queensland) monitoring station, 10.0 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Archerfield Airport, 10.4 kmHigh rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 32 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 24.1 km
- Annual rainfall
- 1,032 mm
- 84 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 30.5°C
- 6 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 8.9°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
2 facilities within 5 km- 3.9 km
- 4.6 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Total Phosphorus · Acetic acid (ethanoic acid) · Total Nitrogen
EV adoption
In postcode 4069, 1,078 of 27,151 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 4.8% (1,298 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 8.8%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 4069, 8,874 rooftop-solar systems totalling 63.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 12,175 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 670 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$30,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
$30,000 for contracts signed on or after 20 November 2023, with no end date. IT DID NOT REVERT TO $15,000: the tier was due to end 30 June 2026 and the 2026-27 Queensland Budget (23 June 2026) continued it for contracts signed from 1 July 2026. This file carried a "due to revert" note until 2026-09-18 — it was never true, and a note predicting a change is not the same as a change. Cap is "less than $750,000" including land and contract variations — less than, not up to. New homes only: "There are no home owner grants for established homes."
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Elizabeth Watson-Brown The Greens
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Elizabeth Watson-Brown | 57.8% | 42.2% | +5.4 |
| 2022 | Elizabeth Watson-Brown | 52.4% | 47.6% | -8.4 |
| 2019 | Julian Simmonds | 44.0% | 56.0% | -3.0 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Christian Rowan Liberal National Party of Queensland
Next state election: 28 October 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Christian Rowan LNP | 55.6% |
| 2020 | Christian Rowan LNP | 53.6% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Pinjarra Hills
Is Pinjarra Hills a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Pinjarra Hills is low (28/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Pinjarra Hills?
Pinjarra Hills has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Pinjarra Hills a good place to live?
Pinjarra Hills has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A+ (82/100), ranked against other QLD suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Pinjarra Hills?
Pinjarra Hills, QLD had a population of 771 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Pinjarra Hills, QLD?
The postcode for Pinjarra Hills, QLD is 4069.
How far is Pinjarra Hills from Brisbane?
Pinjarra Hills is 17 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 28 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Pinjarra Hills?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Pinjarra Hills was $81,224 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Pinjarra Hills?
There are too few current rental listings in Pinjarra Hills for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $490, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Pinjarra Hills?
The median age of residents in Pinjarra Hills was 70 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Pinjarra Hills walkable?
Pinjarra Hills scores 33/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Pinjarra Hills?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Pinjarra Hills (Rocklea (South East Queensland)) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.5 µg/m³ and PM10 of 17.3 µg/m³. That puts Pinjarra Hills below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Pinjarra Hills?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Pinjarra Hills, Archerfield Airport (10.4 km away), summer days average 30.5°C, winter nights 8.9°C, 1,032 mm of rain a year over 84 rainy days, and 6 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Pinjarra Hills?
First-home buyers in QLD may be eligible for $30,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by Queensland Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Pinjarra Hills belong to?
Pinjarra Hills sits within the Brisbane local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Pinjarra Hills?
The average residential rates bill through Brisbane is $1,519 a year (2025). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Pinjarra Hills?
Across Brisbane, 9,382 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 9.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Pinjarra Hills in?
Pinjarra Hills sits within the federal Division of Ryan, currently held by Elizabeth Watson-Brown (The Greens).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2025–26
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2020–2024
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2024
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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