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Aurukun QLD 4892

589 addresses · 32 streets

Leichhardt Electorate › Aurukun LGA › Aurukun · 1959 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Aurukun is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,101 people, with a median age of 29. The typical household earns around $1,069 a week, with median rent near $125 a week. Most homes are houses. About 0% of households own their home and 97% rent. Most workers walk to work. Common community backgrounds include Aboriginal, Ancestry NS, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,101Population
29Median age
$1,069Median household income / wk
$125Median rent / wk
3.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Aurukun Airport, 700 m north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 57.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Aurukun

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

Tree cover measures, Aurukun QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202057.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202185.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 16.5% · Labour-force participation 21.7%

Population by age in Aurukun
Population by age, Aurukun QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-487
5-14175
15-19101
20-2490
25-34192
35-44142
45-54156
55-64105
65-7444
75-845
85+0
Dwelling types in Aurukun
Dwelling types, Aurukun QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House215
Townhouse8
Apartment5
Other0
Households by weekly income in Aurukun
Households by weekly income, Aurukun QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65047
$650-1,499103
$1,500-2,99936
$3,000+10
Top ancestries in Aurukun
Top ancestries, Aurukun QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Aboriginal953
Other94
Ancestry NS81
Australian24
English16
Irish13
Housing tenure in Aurukun
Housing tenure, Aurukun QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned0
Mortgage0
Rented218
Other6
Cars per household in Aurukun
Cars per household, Aurukun QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0136
163
219
30
4+0
Commute to work in Aurukun
Commute to work, Aurukun QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car27
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked93
Bicycle8
Home0
Top countries of birth in Aurukun
Top countries of birth, Aurukun QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England7
Indonesia3
New Zealand3
Papua New Guinea3
Languages used at home in Aurukun
Languages used at home, Aurukun QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous911

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

390 bird observations recorded near Aurukun — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Aurukun

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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