Local Businesses in Moorooka

At the 2021 Census, Moorooka had 10,783 residents and 4,925 private dwellings, with an average of 2.3 people per household. The median age was 36, compared with 38 for Queensland.

The median weekly household income was $1,864, median weekly rent was $360, median monthly mortgage repayments were $2,000. 60.5% (Queensland 74.8%) of occupied private dwellings were separate houses, and 40.9% (Queensland 33.1%) were rented.

71.3% (Queensland 71.4%) of residents were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were England (2.9%), New Zealand (2.9%) and India (1.8%). 78.3% (Queensland 80.5%) of residents used only English at home, and the most common other languages were Spanish (1.4%), Vietnamese (1.3%) and Arabic (0.8%).

The most common occupations were Professionals (34.9%), Managers (12.4%) and Clerical and Administrative Workers (12.3%). The top industry of employment for residents was hospitals (except psychiatric hospitals) (7%). On Census day, 9.1% (Queensland 4.1%) of employed residents travelled to work by public transport and 20.4% (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.

The strategy identifies service industries and mixed industry business in parts of Salisbury and Moorooka as one of the SWIG's clusters.

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.