Teneriffe, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Teneriffe is an inner suburb of Brisbane, set on a bend of the Brisbane River about two and a half kilometres north-east of the city centre. One of the first European landowners, James Gibbon, named his estate after the Canary Island peak of Tenerife, which the local hill is said to have recalled, and built Teneriffe House in 1865; the home still stands on Teneriffe Hill. From the early twentieth century the riverside filled with grand brick wool stores, and during the Second World War the wharves served as a major submarine base. After wool trading moved downstream, the great stores were converted into apartments, turning a working industrial precinct into a fashionable residential one. Electric trams once ran along Commercial Road, now lined with cafes and restaurants, and a ferry wharf links the suburb to the city by CityCat.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Teneriffe is more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1170, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Teneriffe at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 5,520
- Median age
- 37
- Median weekly household income
- $2,645
- SEIFA score
- 1170
- Coordinates
- -27.4555, 153.0468
Teneriffe demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Teneriffe using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 48%, 52% of homes are rented, and 27% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 463 | 8% |
| Youth (15–24) | 414 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 2,667 | 48% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,455 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 513 | 9% |
Share of the 5,512 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 484 | 18% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 775 | 28% |
| Rented | 1,416 | 52% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 273 | 10% |
| Townhouses & semis | 41 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 2,405 | 88% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 2,724 occupied private dwellings in Teneriffe.
- Median weekly rent
- $510
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Average household size
- 1.9 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,504
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,660
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 1,417 (27%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 589 (11%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 37 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 4,174 (84%)
- Labour-force participation
- 79.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.5%
- Employed full-time
- 2,886
- Employed part-time
- 771
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Teneriffe
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Teneriffe is January (average daytime high around 29.4°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.7°C). The area receives roughly 945 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.4°C | 20.7°C | 111 mm |
| Feb | 29.2°C | 20.6°C | 154 mm |
| Mar | 28.2°C | 19.9°C | 133 mm |
| Apr | 25.7°C | 16.6°C | 45 mm |
| May | 23.1°C | 13.7°C | 71 mm |
| Jun | 20.8°C | 11.3°C | 40 mm |
| Jul | 20.7°C | 10.1°C | 35 mm |
| Aug | 22.2°C | 10.8°C | 37 mm |
| Sep | 24.5°C | 13°C | 44 mm |
| Oct | 26.3°C | 15.7°C | 97 mm |
| Nov | 28.2°C | 17.8°C | 75 mm |
| Dec | 29.2°C | 19.7°C | 103 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Teneriffe
Where is Teneriffe?
Teneriffe is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Teneriffe?
At the 2021 Census, Teneriffe had a population of about 5,520.
Is Teneriffe an advantaged area?
Teneriffe has an ABS SEIFA score of 1170, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 99 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Teneriffe?
Teneriffe has average daytime highs of about 25.6°C and overnight lows of about 15.8°C, with roughly 945 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Where Teneriffe ranks
Teneriffe appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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