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Alpha QLD 4724

753 addresses · 66 streets

Maranoa Electorate › Barcaldine LGA › Alpha · 767 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Alpha is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 559 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,547 a week, with median rent near $120 a week. Most homes are houses. About 62% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

559Population
44Median age
$1,547Median household income / wk
$120Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Alpha, 3.9 km south-west · Airport: Alpha Aerodrome, 9.6 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 13.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Alpha

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

Tree cover measures, Alpha QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202135.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 71.9%

Population by age in Alpha
Population by age, Alpha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-431
5-1454
15-1921
20-2439
25-3470
35-4468
45-5484
55-6489
65-7453
75-8438
85+12
Dwelling types in Alpha
Dwelling types, Alpha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House194
Townhouse6
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Alpha
Households by weekly income, Alpha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65037
$650-1,49942
$1,500-2,99956
$3,000+37
Top ancestries in Alpha
Top ancestries, Alpha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian284
English224
Irish66
Ancestry NS52
Scottish51
German34
Housing tenure in Alpha
Housing tenure, Alpha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned80
Mortgage34
Rented47
Other24
Cars per household in Alpha
Cars per household, Alpha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
05
158
257
329
4+45
Commute to work in Alpha
Commute to work, Alpha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car136
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked48
Bicycle4
Home106
Top countries of birth in Alpha
Top countries of birth, Alpha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand13
England9
Languages used at home in Alpha
Languages used at home, Alpha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

599 bird observations recorded near Alpha — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Alpha

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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