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Queanbeyan East NSW 2620

3,797 addresses · 66 streets

Eden-Monaro Electorate › Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional LGA › Queanbeyan East · 244 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Queanbeyan East is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 4,240 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $1,687 a week, with median rent near $310 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 49% of households own their home and 50% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

4,240Population
34Median age
$1,687Median household income / wk
$310Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Queanbeyan, 1.6 km west · Bus interchange: Queanbeyan Interchange, 750 m west · Airport: Canberra Airport, 6.6 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: 13.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Queanbeyan East

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

Tree cover measures, Queanbeyan East NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202128.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 72.2%

Population by age in Queanbeyan East
Population by age, Queanbeyan East NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4291
5-14389
15-19131
20-24299
25-341,015
35-44677
45-54532
55-64455
65-74269
75-84136
85+51
Dwelling types in Queanbeyan East
Dwelling types, Queanbeyan East NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House555
Townhouse672
Apartment736
Other0
Households by weekly income in Queanbeyan East
Households by weekly income, Queanbeyan East NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650280
$650-1,499542
$1,500-2,999728
$3,000+344
Top ancestries in Queanbeyan East
Top ancestries, Queanbeyan East NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,409
Australian1,362
Other729
Irish456
Scottish370
Ancestry NS237
Housing tenure in Queanbeyan East
Housing tenure, Queanbeyan East NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned364
Mortgage597
Rented970
Other21
Cars per household in Queanbeyan East
Cars per household, Queanbeyan East NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0133
1992
2585
3158
4+72
Commute to work in Queanbeyan East
Commute to work, Queanbeyan East NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,876
Train0
Bus33
Tram/ferry0
Walked77
Bicycle23
Home170
Top countries of birth in Queanbeyan East
Top countries of birth, Queanbeyan East NSW (ABS Census 2021)
India221
England104
Philippines91
Nepal66
New Zealand66
Bangladesh60
Languages used at home in Queanbeyan East
Languages used at home, Queanbeyan East NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi116
Macedonian87
Bengali68
Nepali68
Hindi55
Gujarati38

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

39,055 bird observations recorded near Queanbeyan East — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Queanbeyan East

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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