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Balberra QLD 4740

225 addresses · 23 streets

Capricornia Electorate › Mackay LGA › Balberra · 791 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Balberra is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 425 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,862 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

425Population
47Median age
$1,862Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Mackay Airport, 14.3 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Balberra

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

Tree cover measures, Balberra QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202119.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 60.1%

Population by age in Balberra
Population by age, Balberra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-415
5-1457
15-1925
20-2422
25-3436
35-4446
45-5472
55-6489
65-7437
75-8427
85+9
Dwelling types in Balberra
Dwelling types, Balberra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House140
Townhouse0
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Balberra
Households by weekly income, Balberra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65028
$650-1,49925
$1,500-2,99940
$3,000+27
Top ancestries in Balberra
Top ancestries, Balberra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian164
English141
Ancestry NS48
Scottish47
Other40
German35
Housing tenure in Balberra
Housing tenure, Balberra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned64
Mortgage54
Rented18
Other3
Cars per household in Balberra
Cars per household, Balberra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
04
130
252
334
4+25
Commute to work in Balberra
Commute to work, Balberra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car156
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home21
Top countries of birth in Balberra
Top countries of birth, Balberra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England6
Taiwan5
Fiji4
Germany4
New Zealand4
Languages used at home in Balberra
Languages used at home, Balberra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,838 bird observations recorded near Balberra — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Balberra

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.