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Araluen QLD 4570

374 addresses · 37 streets

Wide Bay Electorate › Gympie LGA › Araluen · 150 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Araluen is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 649 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,358 a week, with median rent near $325 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 11% 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.

649Population
49Median age
$1,358Median household income / wk
$325Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Gympie North, 2.6 km east · Railway halt: Monkland, 6.4 km south-east · Airport: Gympie Airport, 15.2 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources7/10
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: 38.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Araluen

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

Tree cover measures, Araluen QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202038.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202166.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 54.1%

Population by age in Araluen
Population by age, Araluen QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-419
5-1476
15-1948
20-2426
25-3454
35-4469
45-5485
55-64113
65-7498
75-8448
85+19
Dwelling types in Araluen
Dwelling types, Araluen QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House242
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Araluen
Households by weekly income, Araluen QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65046
$650-1,49991
$1,500-2,99972
$3,000+34
Top ancestries in Araluen
Top ancestries, Araluen QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English307
Australian248
Irish84
German75
Scottish74
Other38
Housing tenure in Araluen
Housing tenure, Araluen QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned125
Mortgage93
Rented26
Other0
Cars per household in Araluen
Cars per household, Araluen QLD (ABS Census 2021)
07
143
2113
347
4+32
Commute to work in Araluen
Commute to work, Araluen QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car237
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home23
Top countries of birth in Araluen
Top countries of birth, Araluen QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England24
New Zealand14
South Africa10
United States7
Canada6
France6
Languages used at home in Araluen
Languages used at home, Araluen QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,577 bird observations recorded near Araluen — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Araluen

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.