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Back Plains QLD 4361

43 addresses · 13 streets

Maranoa Electorate › Toowoomba LGA › Back Plains · 132 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Back Plains is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 104 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,812 a week, with median rent near $265 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Irish, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

104Population
42Median age
$1,812Median household income / wk
$265Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Clifton - Greenmount statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Back Plains itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Warwick Airport, 33.3 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 3.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Back Plains

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

Tree cover measures, Back Plains QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20219.8%

Demographics

Population by age in Back Plains
Population by age, Back Plains QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-47
5-1415
15-198
20-240
25-3414
35-4410
45-5412
55-6416
65-7411
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in Back Plains
Dwelling types, Back Plains QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House32
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Back Plains
Households by weekly income, Back Plains QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6503
$650-1,49911
$1,500-2,9999
$3,000+7
Top ancestries in Back Plains
Top ancestries, Back Plains QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English65
Irish25
Scottish21
Australian20
German14
Ancestry NS6
Housing tenure in Back Plains
Housing tenure, Back Plains QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned12
Mortgage13
Rented4
Other3
Cars per household in Back Plains
Cars per household, Back Plains QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
19
29
36
4+9
Commute to work in Back Plains
Commute to work, Back Plains QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car43
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home9
Top countries of birth in Back Plains
Top countries of birth, Back Plains QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

465 bird observations recorded near Back Plains — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Back Plains

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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