Atkinsons Dam QLD 4311
100 addresses · 8 streets
Blair Electorate › Somerset LGA › Atkinsons Dam · 57 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Atkinsons Dam is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 191 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,089 a week, with median rent near $285 a week. Most homes are houses. About 68% of households own their home and 32% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Lowood statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Atkinsons Dam itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 park
2 places to stay
Getting around. Airport: Toowoomba City Aerodrome, 53.9 km west.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 13.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 13.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 35.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 9.3% · Labour-force participation 44.6%
Population by age in Atkinsons Dam
| 0-4 | 13 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 14 |
| 15-19 | 11 |
| 20-24 | 11 |
| 25-34 | 19 |
| 35-44 | 28 |
| 45-54 | 25 |
| 55-64 | 36 |
| 65-74 | 26 |
| 75-84 | 17 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Atkinsons Dam
| House | 48 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 19 |
Households by weekly income in Atkinsons Dam
| <$650 | 17 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 32 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 13 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Atkinsons Dam
| Australian | 70 |
|---|---|
| English | 62 |
| Aboriginal | 31 |
| Other | 20 |
| Ancestry NS | 20 |
| Vietnamese | 19 |
Housing tenure in Atkinsons Dam
| Owned | 31 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 16 |
| Rented | 22 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Atkinsons Dam
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 20 |
| 2 | 25 |
| 3 | 16 |
| 4+ | 7 |
Commute to work in Atkinsons Dam
| Car | 36 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 8 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 17 |
Top countries of birth in Atkinsons Dam
| Vietnam | 14 |
|---|---|
| England | 7 |
| New Zealand | 6 |
Languages used at home in Atkinsons Dam
| Vietnamese | 14 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
51,236 bird observations recorded near Atkinsons Dam — most often seen:
- Magpie-lark (2,759)
- Pacific Black Duck (2,366)
- Whistling Kite (2,321)
- Torresian Crow (2,243)
- Australian Magpie (2,191)
- Straw-necked Ibis (2,085)
- Masked Lapwing (2,051)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,943)
- Australian Pelican (1,931)
- Grey Teal (1,899)
- Willie Wagtail (1,880)
- Black Swan (1,858)
- Australasian Grebe (1,845)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Atkinsons Dam
- Nankeen Kestrel (1,785)
- White-faced Heron (1,726)
- Little Black Cormorant (1,643)
- Crested Pigeon (1,530)
- Great Egret (1,491)
- Pied Butcherbird (1,468)
- Noisy Miner (1,395)
- Welcome Swallow (1,393)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (1,391)
- Galah (1,387)
- Hardhead (1,335)
- Golden-headed Cisticola (1,318)
- Australasian Darter (1,290)
- Little Pied Cormorant (1,270)
- Whiskered Tern (1,229)
- White-bellied Sea-eagle (1,107)
- Royal Spoonbill (1,106)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Atkinsons Dam:
- Lockyer Waters (5.4 km)
- Lynford (5.6 km)
- Mount Tarampa (5.6 km)
- Coominya (6 km)
- Kentville (6.6 km)
- Churchable (7.1 km)
- Lockrose (8.1 km)
- Morton Vale (8.2 km)
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Streets
- Atkinsons Dam Road (47)
- Banffs Lane (1)
- Bolingbroke Road (13)
- Boyces Road (4)
- Haslingden Road (1)
- Jamieson Road (3)
- Lake Street (28)
- Rocky Gully Road (3)
