Ambrose QLD 4695
157 addresses · 18 streets
Flynn Electorate › Gladstone LGA › Ambrose · 460 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Ambrose is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 217 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $977 a week, with median rent near $165 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Gladstone Hinterland statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ambrose itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
Getting around. Train station: Mount Larcom, 7.9 km east · Airport: Gladstone Airport, 33.8 km east.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 20.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 20.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 68.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 16.4% · Labour-force participation 39.9%
Population by age in Ambrose
| 0-4 | 18 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 32 |
| 15-19 | 9 |
| 20-24 | 3 |
| 25-34 | 22 |
| 35-44 | 25 |
| 45-54 | 23 |
| 55-64 | 32 |
| 65-74 | 31 |
| 75-84 | 10 |
| 85+ | 5 |
Dwelling types in Ambrose
| House | 73 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Ambrose
| <$650 | 18 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 15 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 16 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Ambrose
| Australian | 95 |
|---|---|
| English | 72 |
| Ancestry NS | 38 |
| Aboriginal | 27 |
| German | 22 |
| Scottish | 19 |
Housing tenure in Ambrose
| Owned | 31 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 22 |
| Rented | 8 |
| Other | 6 |
Cars per household in Ambrose
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 20 |
| 2 | 26 |
| 3 | 18 |
| 4+ | 9 |
Commute to work in Ambrose
| Car | 45 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Top countries of birth in Ambrose
| Philippines | 5 |
|---|---|
| England | 4 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
303 bird observations recorded near Ambrose — most often seen:
- Eastern Brown Honeyeater (24)
- Australian Torresian Crow (19)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (18)
- Double-barred Finch (16)
- Eastern Peaceful Dove (15)
- Green Figbird (15)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (15)
- Eastern Blue-faced Honeyeater (13)
- Eastern Red-backed Fairy-wren (12)
- Southern Lewin's Honeyeater (12)
- Eastern Bar-shouldered Dove (10)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (10)
- Eastern Pied Butcherbird (9)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Ambrose
- Straw-necked Ibis (9)
- Whistling Kite (9)
- Mainland Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (8)
- Southern Magpie-lark (8)
- Torresian Crow (8)
- Eastern Grey-crowned Babbler (7)
- Mistletoebird (7)
- Southern Pale-headed Rosella (7)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (6)
- Channel-billed Cuckoo (6)
- Eastern Little Friarbird (6)
- Eastern Pheasant Coucal (6)
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (6)
- Laughing Kookaburra (6)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (6)
- Brown Honeyeater (5)
- Chestnut-breasted Munia (5)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Ambrose:
- Machine Creek (5.2 km)
- Darts Creek (8.1 km)
- Mount Larcom (9 km)
- Raglan (10.7 km)
- Bracewell (11.4 km)
- East End (12.4 km)
- Aldoga (17 km)
- The Narrows (20.1 km)
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Streets
- Ambrose Bracewell Road (11)
- Bruce Highway (6)
- Darts Creek Road (4)
- Dundee Road (16)
- Engstrom Road (2)
- Epala Road (4)
- Gentle Annie Road (42)
- Humpy Creek Road (7)
- Hut Creek Road (11)
- Langmorn School Road (13)
- Nothling Road (1)
- Pershouse Lane (7)
- Raglan Station Road (8)
- Sheppard Road (1)
- Sinclair Street (5)
- Stenovich Road (2)
- Thorogood Street (7)
- Tummon Street (10)
