Suburb in Gold Coast

Pacific Pines, QLD

Pacific Pines had a population of 16,664 at the 2021 Census (−0.6% since 2016). Median age 34.2. Median weekly household income $2,092. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Pacific Pines at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Gold Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Pacific Pines's population shrank by 0.6% to 16,664, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 34.2, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 15.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 5.5%.

32.7% of households rent, close to the QLD average of 33.6%. 17.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.1% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 5,185 households.

The median household earns $2,092 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $464 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,984 a month.

33.7% of residents were born overseas, more than the QLD average of 24.1%. 17.9% use a language other than English at home. 49.7% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Pacific Pines beside QLD and Australia.

MeasurePacific PinesQLDAustralia
Population16,6645,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−0.6%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age34.238.238.2
Households5,1851,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.1%12.5%14.3%
Renting32.7%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright17.1%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,092$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$464$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,984$1,740$1,866
Born overseas33.7%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home17.9%14.1%23.6%
No religion49.7%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−0.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 14,7932011
  2. 16,7572016
  3. 16,6642021

Age

Median age 34.2, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Pacific Pines Queensland
Share of people by age, Pacific Pines and Queensland
0–915.0%
10–1916.3%
20–2912.4%
30–3915.2%
40–4915.9%
50–5912.6%
60–697.0%
70–794.3%
80+1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Pacific Pines at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English40.5%
  2. Australian33.2%
  3. Scottish9.2%
  4. Irish8.5%
  5. German4.5%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin2.1%
  2. Korean1.1%
  3. Japanese1.0%
  4. Punjabi0.9%
  5. Spanish0.8%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand10.1%
  2. England5.1%
  3. India2.1%
  4. China1.6%
  5. South Africa1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Pacific Pines

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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