Local Businesses in Heathwood

At the 2021 Census, Heathwood had 4,944 residents and 1,488 private dwellings, with an average of 3.4 people per household. The median age was 32, compared with 38 for Queensland.

The median weekly household income was $2,527, median weekly rent was $455, median monthly mortgage repayments were $2,167. 95.8% (Queensland 74.8%) of occupied private dwellings were separate houses, and 24.4% (Queensland 33.1%) were rented.

46.8% (Queensland 71.4%) of residents were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were India (13.9%), Vietnam (6.1%) and New Zealand (5.1%). 42.3% (Queensland 80.5%) of residents used only English at home, and the most common other languages were Vietnamese (9.9%), Punjabi (6.7%) and Gujarati (4.2%).

The most common occupations were Professionals (26.4%), Clerical and Administrative Workers (13.1%) and Managers (11.8%). The top industry of employment for residents was hospitals (except psychiatric hospitals) (6.5%). On Census day, 6.4% (Queensland 4.1%) of employed residents travelled to work by public transport and 16% (Queensland 14.1%) worked from home.

Brisbane City Council's industrial strategy, Brisbane: Our Productive City, describes the South West Industrial Gateway (SWIG) as the largest of Brisbane's industrial areas and one of South East Queensland's main freight gateways. Council expects the SWIG to contribute $6.5 billion to Brisbane's industrial gross regional product and employ 41,000 industry workers by 2041.

In outer parts of the SWIG, the strategy expects industrial parks with large distribution centres, naming Heathwood, where new larger and taller automated warehouses will be built. It notes the Woolworths distribution centre at Heathwood benefits from being next to the Hilton Foods Australia meat supplier.

The strategy also says the Oxley Creek Transformation will shape open space in the SWIG and improve the interface between industry, established homes and the natural environment.