The South East Queensland Regional Plan 2009-2031
The Plan is designed to guide regional growth and development in South East Queensland.
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Capalaba is located 19km south-east of Brisbane’s Central Business District (CBD). Its local government area is the Redland City. Capalaba is the second most populous suburb in the Redlands.
People
Capalaba’s population is dominated by established, older and maturing families.
Lifestyle
Residents of Capalaba enjoy easy access to both the natural attractions of the Redland region and its local amenities. Capalaba also offers commuter access to the Brisbane CBD.
Homes
New homes dominate Capalaba’s housing stock.
Population
The nature and size of the local population, both now and in the future, is a key driver of property demand. Better understanding the local population can assist property buyers to make better decisions.People
Total Population
Female
Male
Median Age
Family Composition
Families
Children per family
Occupation
Total Employed
Top Occupation
Top Occupation % Share
Income $/week
Personal
Family
Household
Family composition
Couple without Children
Couple with Children
One Parent Family
Age
Top age group
Top age number
Top age group % share
Industry of employment
Top Industry
Total Workers (in top industry)
Share of Employment
Building approvals - New Houses
Total Number
Value ('000)
% Share
* These statistics are financial year to date
Building approvals - Other
Total Number
Value ('000)
% Share
* These statistics are financial year to date
Dwelling Type (number)
Detached houses
Semi-detached houses
Flats, units or apartments
Dwelling tenure (number)
Owned outright
Owned with a mortgage
Rented
Location & Convenience
The Plan is designed to guide regional growth and development in South East Queensland.
Produced by the Queensland Department of Infrastructure and Planning, the Plan and Program outlines estimated infrastructure investment across South East Queensland to 2031.
Roads & Public transport
Bus
Capalaba Bus Station - the bus station connects the suburb to much of the Redlands and Eastern Brisbane.
Services to Garden City bus station and the adjacent Upper Mount Gravatt busway station are operated by Mt Gravatt Bus Service, on behalf of TransLink.
The suburb is also connected west to Carindale bus station and the Brisbane central business district, north to the Cleveland railway line and east to Victoria Point bus station, by bus routes operated by Transdev Queensland on behalf of TransLink.
Tram
Train
Roads
Finucane Road and easy access to Cleveland-Redland Bay Road, Gateway and Pacific Motorways (M1 and M2).
Victorian data sourced from Public Transport Victoria (PTV) and VicRoads
Queensland data sourced from Queensland Government and TransLink
Employment Centres
Employment activity areas include Redlands and Brisbane CBD.
The suburb has large shopping and commercial centres as well as light industrial zones. Capalaba also includes local public and private schools and access to health, medical and wellbeing services which include Mater Private Hospital Redland, the Redland Hospital, the Wynnum Hospital and many other specialist medical services.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2011.