Suburb report · QLD 4211
Pacific Pines
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Population
17,098
Pacific Pines suburb profile
Who lives in Pacific Pines
Pacific Pines lies 61km from the Brisbane CBD. Pacific Pines is home to 17,098 people, a scale matched by fewer than 5% of Queensland suburbs. Among the 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, it ranks 19 by population. The median age of 35 is a little younger than the 39 of the median Queensland suburb. Among Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, 443 of 528 have an older median age. That is 11 years younger than the average of 46 in the other suburb of the Pacific Pines-Gaven statistical area.
Income and home ownership
Median household income is $122,500, higher than 76% of Queensland suburbs. That is 3.7% above the average of $118,100 in the other suburb of the Pacific Pines-Gaven statistical area. On household income it ranks 73 of 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD. Tenure is balanced for Queensland: 67.2% owner-occupied and 32.8% renting. 304 of the 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD have a higher ownership share. In the other suburb of the Pacific Pines-Gaven statistical area the ownership share is 87.7%, 20.5 points higher than in Pacific Pines.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 5,185 occupied private dwellings in Pacific Pines, one of the larger housing stocks in Queensland. Families with children are the largest household type at 64%, ahead of couples without children at 23.3% and people living alone at 9.6%. Among Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, 518 of 526 have a smaller share of families with children than Pacific Pines. Few Queensland suburbs have more families with children: 64% of households, ahead of 97% of the state. Only 23.3% of households are couples without children, at the 15th percentile for Queensland. The rest of the Pacific Pines-Gaven statistical area averages 52.9% families with children, 11.1 points below Pacific Pines.
Housing supply
Approvals picked up to 10 in the year to June 2025 across the Pacific Pines-Gaven statistical area, above its 2020 to 2024 average of 9 a year. Supply figures here are for the Pacific Pines-Gaven statistical area, home to 19,143 residents in 2025, which takes in Pacific Pines and neighbouring suburbs. Per head of population the pipeline is thin: 0.5 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area against 3.2 for the median Queensland area. Over the 6 years to June 2025, annual approvals ranged from 6 in 2022 to 13 in 2021.
Population trend
The population of the Pacific Pines-Gaven statistical area grew 1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than most of Queensland, against 9.7% for Queensland as a whole. The median Queensland statistical area grew 6.3% over the same 5 years, 5.3 points faster than this one. That rate is faster than 8% of Queensland statistical areas. Year by year, the change ran from -1.5% in 2021 to 1.2% in 2023.
Against its neighbours
Of the nearby suburbs listed below, Helensvale differs most on the median age: 41 there against 35 in Pacific Pines. At 4km, Arundel counts 11,947 residents against 17,098 in Pacific Pines.
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.