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Alva QLD 4807

238 addresses · 12 streets

Dawson Electorate › Burdekin LGA › Alva · 1055 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Alva is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 214 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,233 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

214Population
56Median age
$1,233Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Ayr Airport, 20.4 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 13.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Alva

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

Tree cover measures, Alva QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202122.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.1% · Labour-force participation 46%

Population by age in Alva
Population by age, Alva QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-43
5-1423
15-197
20-245
25-347
35-4425
45-5429
55-6440
65-7442
75-8422
85+5
Dwelling types in Alva
Dwelling types, Alva QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House84
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other5
Households by weekly income in Alva
Households by weekly income, Alva QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6508
$650-1,49934
$1,500-2,99926
$3,000+3
Top ancestries in Alva
Top ancestries, Alva QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English110
Australian53
Irish39
Scottish25
Italian23
Ancestry NS20
Housing tenure in Alva
Housing tenure, Alva QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned52
Mortgage20
Rented20
Other0
Cars per household in Alva
Cars per household, Alva QLD (ABS Census 2021)
04
125
234
316
4+6
Commute to work in Alva
Commute to work, Alva QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car70
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home9
Top countries of birth in Alva
Top countries of birth, Alva QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand7
Germany5
South Korea4
Sri Lanka4
Languages used at home in Alva
Languages used at home, Alva QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German5
Sinhalese4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,101 bird observations recorded near Alva — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Alva

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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