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Babinda QLD 4861

1,155 addresses · 48 streets

Kennedy Electorate › Cairns LGA › Babinda · 1342 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Babinda is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,287 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,048 a week, with median rent near $230 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,287Population
48Median age
$1,048Median household income / wk
$230Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Babinda, 500 m east · Airport: Innisfail (Mundoo) Aerodrome, 25.9 km south.

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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: 20% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Babinda

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

Tree cover measures, Babinda QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202020.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202138.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.7% · Labour-force participation 48%

Population by age in Babinda
Population by age, Babinda QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-453
5-14163
15-1973
20-2450
25-34121
35-44146
45-54142
55-64199
65-74195
75-84111
85+36
Dwelling types in Babinda
Dwelling types, Babinda QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House467
Townhouse21
Apartment0
Other11
Households by weekly income in Babinda
Households by weekly income, Babinda QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650111
$650-1,499171
$1,500-2,999122
$3,000+42
Top ancestries in Babinda
Top ancestries, Babinda QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English462
Australian435
Irish168
Italian152
Other141
Aboriginal137
Housing tenure in Babinda
Housing tenure, Babinda QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned177
Mortgage149
Rented148
Other9
Cars per household in Babinda
Cars per household, Babinda QLD (ABS Census 2021)
033
1187
2179
357
4+17
Commute to work in Babinda
Commute to work, Babinda QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car275
Train0
Bus9
Tram/ferry0
Walked30
Bicycle8
Home35
Top countries of birth in Babinda
Top countries of birth, Babinda QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England35
New Zealand29
Philippines17
Papua New Guinea12
Italy11
Scotland11
Languages used at home in Babinda
Languages used at home, Babinda QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Italian20
German10
Australian Indigenous8
Tagalog5
Vietnamese4
Filipino3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,760 bird observations recorded near Babinda — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Babinda

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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