Aratula QLD 4309
391 addresses · 23 streets
Wright Electorate › Scenic Rim LGA › Aratula · 75 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Aratula is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 609 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,358 a week, with median rent near $285 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Boonah statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Aratula itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 park
1 pharmacy
1 hospital
3 service stations
2 bakeries
2 places to stay
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 34.7% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 51.5%
Population by age in Aratula
| 0-4 | 39 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 79 |
| 15-19 | 42 |
| 20-24 | 19 |
| 25-34 | 69 |
| 35-44 | 72 |
| 45-54 | 59 |
| 55-64 | 95 |
| 65-74 | 67 |
| 75-84 | 49 |
| 85+ | 20 |
Dwelling types in Aratula
| House | 208 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 12 |
Households by weekly income in Aratula
| <$650 | 51 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 65 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 68 |
| $3,000+ | 25 |
Top ancestries in Aratula
| English | 275 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 260 |
| Ancestry NS | 62 |
| German | 61 |
| Scottish | 56 |
| Irish | 55 |
Housing tenure in Aratula
| Owned | 89 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 87 |
| Rented | 39 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Aratula
| 0 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 63 |
| 2 | 91 |
| 3 | 40 |
| 4+ | 19 |
Commute to work in Aratula
| Car | 185 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 3 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 7 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 16 |
Top countries of birth in Aratula
| England | 33 |
|---|---|
| South Korea | 8 |
| New Zealand | 6 |
| Canada | 5 |
| India | 4 |
| Scotland | 4 |
Languages used at home in Aratula
| Korean | 9 |
|---|---|
| Indonesian | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,589 bird observations recorded near Aratula — most often seen:
- Torresian Crow (90)
- Australian Magpie (79)
- Willie Wagtail (68)
- Magpie-lark (67)
- Welcome Swallow (67)
- Noisy Miner (66)
- Brown Honeyeater (63)
- Laughing Kookaburra (63)
- Dusky Moorhen (61)
- House Sparrow (61)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (61)
- Pacific Black Duck (59)
- Australasian Figbird (58)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Aratula
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (55)
- Pied Currawong (51)
- Australian Torresian Crow (48)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (48)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (48)
- Pied Butcherbird (45)
- Silvereye (44)
- White-throated Honeyeater (44)
- Australasian Darter (41)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (41)
- Peaceful Dove (40)
- Black-headed Pardalote (39)
- Little Pied Cormorant (39)
- Grey Butcherbird (37)
- Double-barred Finch (36)
- Crested Pigeon (35)
- Eastern Bar-shouldered Dove (35)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Aratula:
- Morwincha (3.7 km)
- Charlwood (3.9 km)
- Frazerview (4.3 km)
- Mount Edwards (4.7 km)
- Fassifern (5.4 km)
- Fassifern Valley (6.8 km)
- Tarome (7.5 km)
- Moogerah (9.4 km)
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Streets
- Adam Drive (63)
- Carter Road (10)
- Charlwood Road (17)
- Cunningham Highway (43)
- Doris Street (10)
- Duncan Drive (56)
- East Stallman Road (3)
- Elizabeth Street (37)
- Evelyn Street (10)
- Frazerview Road (5)
- Hill Drive (5)
- Hughes Court (19)
- Jensen Street (6)
- Lester Lane (13)
- Luca Court (8)
- Matilda Street (25)
- Phillip Street (16)
- Sawmill Road (10)
- Scenic Street (8)
- Surawski Drive (6)
- Tarome Road (11)
- Toohill Road (9)
- West Stallman Road (1)
