Bracken Ridge

Bracken Ridge is a suburb in the City of Brisbane. It's home to 16,936 people as of the 2016 census.

Name
Bracken Ridge's name is derived from a property name and later also an estate name. The name was given by local settlers after the Bracken fern in the area.

Establishment as a suburb
Bracken Ridge was established as a suburb on August 11, 1975 by the Queensland Place Names Board. The boundary has since been altered once in 2001.

Demographics
In the 2016 census, Bracken Ridge recorded a population of 16,936 people, 51% female and 49% male. The median age of the Bracken Ridge population was 36 years, 2 years below the national median. 72.6% of people living in Bracken Ridge were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand (4.6%), England (3.3%), India (2.9%), the Philippines (2.5%) and Fiji (0.8%).

Bracken Ridge is a predominantly family suburb with 81.4% of households being family households. Of these family households, 63.5% have children. The other households are single-person households (15.5%) and group households (3.0%).

Employment and wealth
In 2016, Bracken Ridge had an unemployment rate of 6.6%, 0.3% lower than the national rate. The top industries were hospitals (except psychiatric hospitals) (5.3%), takeaway food services (2.7%), primary education (2.7%), State Government administration (2.6%) and supermarket and grocery stores (2.5%).

The weekly median household income was $1,684 (annually $87,568) and the weekly median personal income was $715 (annually $37,180).

Schools
Public schools
 * Bracken Ridge State High School
 * Bracken Ridge State School
 * Norris Road State School

Private schools
 * St John Fisher College
 * St Joseph's Catholic Primary School