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Queanbeyan NSW 2620

4,680 addresses · 66 streets

Eden-Monaro Electorate › Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional LGA › Queanbeyan · 245 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Queanbeyan is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 6,409 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,693 a week, with median rent near $340 a week. Most homes are houses. About 53% of households own their home and 45% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

6,409Population
38Median age
$1,693Median household income / wk
$340Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Queanbeyan statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Queanbeyan itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Queanbeyan, 1.1 km north · Bus interchange: Queanbeyan Interchange, 650 m north-east · Airport: Canberra Airport, 6.2 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs7/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 3.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Queanbeyan

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Queanbeyan NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20219.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 66.3%

Population by age in Queanbeyan
Population by age, Queanbeyan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4358
5-14567
15-19246
20-24369
25-341,263
35-44922
45-54774
55-64768
65-74531
75-84358
85+256
Dwelling types in Queanbeyan
Dwelling types, Queanbeyan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,084
Townhouse703
Apartment996
Other13
Households by weekly income in Queanbeyan
Households by weekly income, Queanbeyan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650442
$650-1,499729
$1,500-2,999977
$3,000+530
Top ancestries in Queanbeyan
Top ancestries, Queanbeyan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian2,057
English2,026
Other1,000
Irish756
Scottish599
Ancestry NS403
Housing tenure in Queanbeyan
Housing tenure, Queanbeyan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned626
Mortgage851
Rented1,238
Other48
Cars per household in Queanbeyan
Cars per household, Queanbeyan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0242
11,394
2809
3214
4+108
Commute to work in Queanbeyan
Commute to work, Queanbeyan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,531
Train0
Bus78
Tram/ferry0
Walked156
Bicycle19
Home262
Top countries of birth in Queanbeyan
Top countries of birth, Queanbeyan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
India249
Nepal171
England130
Philippines127
New Zealand105
North Macedonia86
Languages used at home in Queanbeyan
Languages used at home, Queanbeyan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali192
Punjabi156
Macedonian146
Urdu66
Italian54
Filipino52

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

41,170 bird observations recorded near Queanbeyan — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Queanbeyan

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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