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Arcadia QLD 4819

503 addresses · 15 streets

Herbert Electorate › Townsville LGA › Arcadia · 1118 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Arcadia is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 246 people, with a median age of 63. The typical household earns around $1,008 a week, with median rent near $255 a week. Most homes are houses. About 62% of households own their home and 34% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

246Population
63Median age
$1,008Median household income / wk
$255Median rent / wk
1.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Nelly Bay Ferry Terminal, 1.5 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Magentic Island Ferries - Vehicle Waiting Area, 1.5 km south-west · Airport: RAAF Base Townsville;Townsville Airport, 15.6 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 91.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Arcadia

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

Tree cover measures, Arcadia QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202091.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202196.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 7% · Labour-force participation 42.4%

Population by age in Arcadia
Population by age, Arcadia QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-43
5-1412
15-193
20-243
25-349
35-4424
45-5418
55-6465
65-7468
75-8437
85+8
Dwelling types in Arcadia
Dwelling types, Arcadia QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House90
Townhouse24
Apartment9
Other0
Households by weekly income in Arcadia
Households by weekly income, Arcadia QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65037
$650-1,49938
$1,500-2,99925
$3,000+11
Top ancestries in Arcadia
Top ancestries, Arcadia QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English117
Australian64
Irish49
Scottish36
Ancestry NS24
Other21
Housing tenure in Arcadia
Housing tenure, Arcadia QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned58
Mortgage18
Rented41
Other5
Cars per household in Arcadia
Cars per household, Arcadia QLD (ABS Census 2021)
023
161
229
37
4+0
Commute to work in Arcadia
Commute to work, Arcadia QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car28
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry4
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home23
Top countries of birth in Arcadia
Top countries of birth, Arcadia QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England11
Germany8
Ireland5
New Zealand4
Scotland3
Languages used at home in Arcadia
Languages used at home, Arcadia QLD (ABS Census 2021)
French8
German3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

16,172 bird observations recorded near Arcadia — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Arcadia

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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