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Alton Downs QLD 4702

682 addresses · 63 streets

Flynn Electorate › Rockhampton LGA › Alton Downs · 534 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Alton Downs is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,324 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,077 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 5% 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.

1,324Population
41Median age
$2,077Median household income / wk
$330Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Rockhampton Region - West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Alton Downs itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Rockhampton Airport, 13 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources9/10
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: 8.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Alton Downs

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

Tree cover measures, Alton Downs QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202123.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.7% · Labour-force participation 66.4%

Population by age in Alton Downs
Population by age, Alton Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-476
5-14177
15-1991
20-2460
25-34154
35-44164
45-54182
55-64223
65-74136
75-8447
85+16
Dwelling types in Alton Downs
Dwelling types, Alton Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House428
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other9
Households by weekly income in Alton Downs
Households by weekly income, Alton Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65035
$650-1,49987
$1,500-2,999130
$3,000+108
Top ancestries in Alton Downs
Top ancestries, Alton Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian657
English503
Irish187
Scottish136
Ancestry NS121
German99
Housing tenure in Alton Downs
Housing tenure, Alton Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned161
Mortgage227
Rented23
Other9
Cars per household in Alton Downs
Cars per household, Alton Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
03
177
2161
398
4+83
Commute to work in Alton Downs
Commute to work, Alton Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car519
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked15
Bicycle0
Home50
Top countries of birth in Alton Downs
Top countries of birth, Alton Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand17
England8
South Africa6
Netherlands4
Scotland4
Languages used at home in Alton Downs
Languages used at home, Alton Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans3
German3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

164 bird observations recorded near Alton Downs — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Alton Downs

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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