Auchenflower

Auchenflower is a residential inner city suburb in the City of Brisbane. It's home to 5,870 people as of the 2016 census.

Name
Auchenflower is named after Auchenflower House, home of Sir Thomas McIlwraith in the 19th century. Auchenflower is reported to be a Gaelic word meaning 'field of flowers'.

Establishment as a suburb
Auchenflower was initially gazetted as a neighbourhood of Toowong in 1975. Auchenflower would remain a neighbourhood for 11 years until it was upgraded to be a suburb on November 16, 1986.

Demographics
In the 2016 census, Auchenflower recorded a population of 5,870 people, 49.9% female and 50.1% male. The median age of the Auchenflower population was 31 years, 7 years below the national median. 67.9% of people living in Auchenflower were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England (3.2%), New Zealand (2.9%), India (2.2%), China (1.8%) and Nepal (1.2%).

Auchenflower is a predominantly family suburb with 58.2% of households being family households. Of these family households, 45.7% have children. The other households are single-person households (27.5%) and group households (14.3%).

Employment and wealth
In 2016, Auchenflower had an unemployment rate of 7.1%, 0.2% higher than the national rate. The top industries were hospitals (except psychiatric hospitals) (6.1%), cafes and restaurants (4.7%), higher education (4.7%), State Government administration (3.3%) and legal services (2.8%).

The weekly median household income was $1,970 (annually $102,440) and the weekly median personal income was $952 (annually $49,504).

Schools
There are no schools currently open in Auchenflower.

Crime and safety
See: Category:Auchenflower crime rates

In 2020, a total of 239 reported offences occurred in Auchenflower. Out of these offences, 8 were violent crimes. When excluding the possibility of repeated victimisation, there is a 0.1% chance of being a victim of violent crime in Auchenflower.