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Atherton QLD 4883

5,719 addresses · 240 streets

Kennedy Electorate › Tablelands LGA › Atherton · 1374 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Atherton is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 7,724 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,099 a week, with median rent near $280 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 38% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

7,724Population
46Median age
$1,099Median household income / wk
$280Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Mareeba Airport, 22.6 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 18.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Atherton

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

Tree cover measures, Atherton QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202018.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202142.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 50.5%

Population by age in Atherton
Population by age, Atherton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4347
5-14960
15-19473
20-24353
25-34893
35-44734
45-54923
55-64948
65-741,063
75-84698
85+334
Dwelling types in Atherton
Dwelling types, Atherton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House2,529
Townhouse297
Apartment213
Other37
Households by weekly income in Atherton
Households by weekly income, Atherton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650774
$650-1,499980
$1,500-2,999759
$3,000+284
Top ancestries in Atherton
Top ancestries, Atherton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English2,884
Australian2,809
Irish961
Scottish804
Ancestry NS724
Other661
Housing tenure in Atherton
Housing tenure, Atherton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,142
Mortgage684
Rented1,142
Other51
Cars per household in Atherton
Cars per household, Atherton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0228
11,309
21,007
3314
4+164
Commute to work in Atherton
Commute to work, Atherton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,203
Train0
Bus26
Tram/ferry3
Walked158
Bicycle17
Home228
Top countries of birth in Atherton
Top countries of birth, Atherton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England220
New Zealand150
Italy65
Philippines61
Germany55
Papua New Guinea53
Languages used at home in Atherton
Languages used at home, Atherton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Italian80
Australian Indigenous33
German33
Punjabi21
Filipino19
Japanese16

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

99,223 bird observations recorded near Atherton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Atherton

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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