Who lives here
9,063
residents at the 2021 Census
- Median age34
- Aged 65+10.3%
- Under 2531.5%
- Median household income$2,775/wk
- Median rent$470/wk
Brisbane, Queensland
The suburb that turned worker's cottages into architect briefs.
Paddington is a renovated suburb making renovated money. Professional, scientific and technical services is the largest sector across the Brisbane council area, with 26,208 businesses, and construction follows at 18,377; on the ground here that shows up as worker's cottages and highset Queenslanders turned into architect-finished terraces along Latrobe Terrace and Given Terrace. The 9,063 people who live among them earn well too: household income is $2,775 a week, enough to buy a proper fit-out rather than a template. This is a suburb built on renovation, and one that pays for it properly.
'We've never needed one, the Instagram page does the job.' That's the honest answer from plenty of the 1,050 businesses trading in Paddington, and for years it worked. But 31.5% of the suburb is under 25, renting the two-up two-down terraces and worker's cottages near the Latrobe Terrace strip, and that generation does not scroll Instagram looking for a plumber, an electrician or a conveyancer; they search Google, compare three sites in the time it takes the jug to boil, and book whichever one answers fastest. A cafe posting stories is not the same as a cafe that ranks for 'brunch Paddington'. The trade that built this suburb's terraces now needs to be found by the tenants filling them, and a personal Instagram page will not do that.
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Live ABS data · updated 2026-08-29
The Paddington market, by the numbers.
Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for Paddington itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2025) for the Brisbane area. This is the market your website sells into.
The business scene
~1,050
businesses in Paddington (estimated*)
- Brisbane total145,916
- Solo / non-employing91,188
- 1–4 staff36,539
- 5–19 staff13,340
- 20+ staff4,849
88% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.
Biggest local industries
Businesses by industry, Brisbane (2025)
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Professional, scientific & technical services26,208
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Rental, hiring & real estate19,638
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Construction18,377
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Health care & social assistance15,180
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Transport, postal & warehousing12,139
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Financial & insurance services8,759
*Suburb business estimate: LGA business count (ABS CABEE, Data by Region) apportioned by the suburb's share of the LGA population at the 2021 Census; rounded to the nearest 10. Sources: ABS Census 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), ABS Data by Region. Refreshed 2026-08-29.
Typical projects
What Paddington businesses actually build.
Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.
Trade & Renovation Website
Typical price
$3,000 – $8,000
Timeline
2–4 weeks
For builders, electricians and renovation crews working Paddington's terraces: a quoting form, project gallery and a site that ranks for the suburb.
- Quote request form
- Before and after project gallery
- Service area & suburb pages
- Mobile-first for on-site browsing
Retail & Design Shopfront Site
Typical price
$3,500 – $9,500
Timeline
3–5 weeks
For the antique dealers, homewares and design studios along Latrobe Terrace: a shopfront that photographs well and gets found before someone drives to Paddington.
- Product & stock photography ready
- Trading hours & map up front
- Instagram feed integration
- Fast mobile load for browsers
Property & Rental Portal
Typical price
$4,500 – $12,000
Timeline
4–8 weeks
For agents and property managers handling Paddington's renovated stock: listing pages, inspection booking and enquiry forms that convert.
- Property listing pages
- Online inspection booking
- Enquiry form with agent routing
- Integration with listing portals
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Why FindDevs in Paddington
Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.
Three quotes, not one local guess.
Around Paddington the problem isn't finding someone who says they build websites. It's telling who's actually good. We vet so you don't have to, then hand you three written quotes from developers matched to your exact brief, in 24 hours.
All Australian. All vetted.
Every developer holds an ABN, works Australian hours, and passed our vetting: portfolio, communication, and references from Aussie clients. 12% acceptance rate. No offshore hand-offs.
Built for Paddington's actual customers.
The median age in Paddington is 34. Your customers find everything on their phones, usually in a spare minute. We match developers who build mobile-first, fast-loading pages that turn that search into a call or a booking.
Free, with a safety net.
The service costs you nothing. Developers cover our fee from their winning quote, never inflated into your price. And if a matched developer drops the ball mid-project, we step in. Service Guarantee, always.
FAQ
Paddington questions.
It depends on what you need. A trade or renovation website with a quote form and project gallery runs $3,000 – $8,000. A retail or design shopfront site, suited to the shops along Latrobe Terrace, runs $3,500 – $9,500. A property or rental portal with listings and inspection booking runs $4,500 – $12,000. You get three fixed-price quotes from vetted Australian developers within 24 hours, so you can compare before committing to anything.
No, and we won't pretend otherwise. FindDevs matches you with three vetted Australian developers based on your brief, not your postcode. What matters for a Paddington business is that they understand Australian trading, payment and compliance norms and can build a site that works for a suburb this specific, not that they have a desk on Latrobe Terrace. You still get three fixed-price quotes to compare, with no obligation to proceed.
Timelines depend on the project. A straightforward trade or service site is usually 2–4 weeks from brief to launch. A retail or design shopfront site, with photography and stock detail, typically takes 3–5 weeks. A property or rental portal, with listings and booking built in, runs 4–8 weeks. Your three quotes will each include a realistic timeframe for your specific brief before you commit to anything.
Fixed prices
Know the price before you talk to anyone.
These are published fixed-price builds, available to Paddington businesses like any other. No hourly rates, no discovery call before you can see a number.
Starter Business Website
$1,990
1–2 weeks
A sharp five-page website that makes a small business look established, live in a fortnight.
See what's includedProfessional Business Website
$4,950
2–4 weeks
The full small-business build: 8–12 pages, booking or quoting flows, and local SEO that actually ranks.
See what's includedLocal SEO Build-Out
$2,950
2 weeks
The ranking machine bolted onto your existing site: service pages, suburb pages, schema and reviews, done properly once.
See what's includedWebsite Care Plan
$190
Ongoing monthly
Hosting, updates, backups, security and monthly changes, all handled, so your site stays fast and safe without you thinking about it.
See what's included
Your industry
Developers who have built for your trade before.
The biggest employers around Paddington, by registered businesses in Brisbane. Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.
Professional, scientific & technical services
26,208
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Rental, hiring & real estate
19,638
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Construction
18,377
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Health care & social assistance
15,180
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
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