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Ayr QLD 4807

6,029 addresses · 171 streets

Dawson Electorate › Burdekin LGA › Ayr · 1048 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Ayr is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 8,603 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,246 a week, with median rent near $230 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 32% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

8,603Population
44Median age
$1,246Median household income / wk
$230Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Ayr, 1.4 km west · Airport: Ayr Airport, 8.9 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 5.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ayr

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

Tree cover measures, Ayr QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202139.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 56.4%

Population by age in Ayr
Population by age, Ayr QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4413
5-14978
15-19466
20-24525
25-341,068
35-44872
45-541,060
55-641,150
65-741,085
75-84704
85+280
Dwelling types in Ayr
Dwelling types, Ayr QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House2,800
Townhouse490
Apartment31
Other55
Households by weekly income in Ayr
Households by weekly income, Ayr QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650730
$650-1,4991,048
$1,500-2,999909
$3,000+395
Top ancestries in Ayr
Top ancestries, Ayr QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian3,050
English2,917
Italian1,385
Scottish882
Irish861
Ancestry NS805
Housing tenure in Ayr
Housing tenure, Ayr QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,327
Mortgage860
Rented1,033
Other54
Cars per household in Ayr
Cars per household, Ayr QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0247
11,180
21,257
3435
4+171
Commute to work in Ayr
Commute to work, Ayr QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,979
Train0
Bus108
Tram/ferry0
Walked140
Bicycle24
Home159
Top countries of birth in Ayr
Top countries of birth, Ayr QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Italy150
England107
New Zealand76
Philippines49
South Africa43
India41
Languages used at home in Ayr
Languages used at home, Ayr QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Italian182
Afrikaans28
Vietnamese23
Australian Indigenous22
Greek21
Spanish18

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,818 bird observations recorded near Ayr — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ayr

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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