Paddington

Paddington is an inner suburb in the City of Brisbane. It's home to 8,562 people as of the 2016 census.

Demographics
In the 2016 census, Paddington recorded a population of 8,562 people, 51.3% female and 48.7% male. The median age of the Paddington population was 33 years, 5 years below the national median. 74.8% of people living in Paddington were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England (4.4%), New Zealand (3.1%), the United States of America (0.9%), Italy (0.8%) and Ireland (0.7%).

Paddington is a predominantly family suburb with 61.0% of households being family households. Of these family households, 54.1% have children. The other households are single-person households (24.8%) and group households (14.2%).

Employment and wealth
In 2016, Paddington had an unemployment rate of 4.6%, 2.3% lower than the national rate. The top industries were hospitals (except psychiatric hospitals) (5.6%), cafes and restaurants (4.1%), legal services (3.9%), higher education (3.3%) and State Government administration (3.0%).

The weekly median household income was $2,309 (annually $120,068) and the weekly median personal income was $1,090 (annually $56,680).

Schools
Public schools
 * Petrie Terrace State School