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Armstrong Beach QLD 4737

483 addresses · 23 streets

Capricornia Electorate › Mackay LGA › Armstrong Beach · 769 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Armstrong Beach is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 903 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,912 a week, with median rent near $340 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

903Population
41Median age
$1,912Median household income / wk
$340Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Sarina, 7.7 km west · Railway halt: Jilalan, 5 km west · Airport: Mackay Airport, 33 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 29.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Armstrong Beach

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

Tree cover measures, Armstrong Beach QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202029.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202142.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 57.4%

Population by age in Armstrong Beach
Population by age, Armstrong Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-452
5-14127
15-1954
20-2436
25-34104
35-44128
45-54136
55-64113
65-74105
75-8447
85+5
Dwelling types in Armstrong Beach
Dwelling types, Armstrong Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House292
Townhouse10
Apartment4
Other10
Households by weekly income in Armstrong Beach
Households by weekly income, Armstrong Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65045
$650-1,49964
$1,500-2,99988
$3,000+64
Top ancestries in Armstrong Beach
Top ancestries, Armstrong Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian420
English337
Ancestry NS101
Scottish89
Irish83
German66
Housing tenure in Armstrong Beach
Housing tenure, Armstrong Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned106
Mortgage115
Rented78
Other9
Cars per household in Armstrong Beach
Cars per household, Armstrong Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
05
186
2141
359
4+21
Commute to work in Armstrong Beach
Commute to work, Armstrong Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car303
Train0
Bus8
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home21
Top countries of birth in Armstrong Beach
Top countries of birth, Armstrong Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England14
New Zealand9
Indonesia4
South Africa4
Canada3
China3
Languages used at home in Armstrong Beach
Languages used at home, Armstrong Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin5
Afrikaans4
Spanish3
Thai3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

499 bird observations recorded near Armstrong Beach — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Armstrong Beach

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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