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Balgal Beach QLD 4816

818 addresses · 35 streets

Kennedy Electorate › Townsville LGA › Balgal Beach · 1156 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Balgal Beach is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 998 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $936 a week, with median rent near $273 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 17% 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.

998Population
58Median age
$936Median household income / wk
$273Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Palm Island Airport, 35.6 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
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: 35.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Balgal Beach

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

Tree cover measures, Balgal Beach QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202035.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202171.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.2% · Labour-force participation 38.1%

Population by age in Balgal Beach
Population by age, Balgal Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-422
5-1491
15-1930
20-2431
25-3451
35-4476
45-54140
55-64210
65-74235
75-84107
85+9
Dwelling types in Balgal Beach
Dwelling types, Balgal Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House421
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Balgal Beach
Households by weekly income, Balgal Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650105
$650-1,499162
$1,500-2,99985
$3,000+26
Top ancestries in Balgal Beach
Top ancestries, Balgal Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English426
Australian361
Irish135
Scottish115
Ancestry NS108
German51
Housing tenure in Balgal Beach
Housing tenure, Balgal Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned203
Mortgage128
Rented70
Other12
Cars per household in Balgal Beach
Cars per household, Balgal Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
08
1186
2149
346
4+27
Commute to work in Balgal Beach
Commute to work, Balgal Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car240
Train0
Bus6
Tram/ferry0
Walked7
Bicycle0
Home17
Top countries of birth in Balgal Beach
Top countries of birth, Balgal Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England44
New Zealand25
Scotland10
Germany7
Canada6
Netherlands4
Languages used at home in Balgal Beach
Languages used at home, Balgal Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish5
Thai3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,071 bird observations recorded near Balgal Beach — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Balgal Beach

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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