Pallara, Queensland


Pallara is an outer southern suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Geography

Pallara is south of the Brisbane CBD.

History

The name Pallara means flat land and is derived from a non-local Aboriginal word spelt with only one "l".
The suburb is relatively undeveloped with electricity supply only reaching Pallara in 1961.
In 1997, the Pallara Parklands were opened on a remediated dump.

Demographics

In the the population of Pallara was 511, 49.3% female and 50.7% male. The median age of the Pallara population was 48 years of age, 10 years above the Australian median. 69.2% of people living in Pallara were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 66.7%. 69.3% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 27.7% and Catholic 20.3%.