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Ball Bay QLD 4741

283 addresses · 18 streets

Dawson Electorate › Mackay LGA › Ball Bay · 836 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Ball Bay is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 384 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,346 a week, with median rent near $290 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% 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 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

384Population
56Median age
$1,346Median household income / wk
$290Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Seaforth - Calen statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ball Bay itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Brampton Island Airport, 32 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs1/10

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 50.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ball Bay

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

Tree cover measures, Ball Bay QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202050.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202167.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.7% · Labour-force participation 50.1%

Population by age in Ball Bay
Population by age, Ball Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-413
5-1433
15-1911
20-2411
25-3426
35-4432
45-5451
55-64109
65-7470
75-8431
85+0
Dwelling types in Ball Bay
Dwelling types, Ball Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House152
Townhouse3
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Ball Bay
Households by weekly income, Ball Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65034
$650-1,49960
$1,500-2,99942
$3,000+29
Top ancestries in Ball Bay
Top ancestries, Ball Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English163
Australian133
Irish58
Scottish48
Ancestry NS38
German19
Housing tenure in Ball Bay
Housing tenure, Ball Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned69
Mortgage61
Rented26
Other0
Cars per household in Ball Bay
Cars per household, Ball Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
05
135
287
327
4+12
Commute to work in Ball Bay
Commute to work, Ball Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car123
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home11
Top countries of birth in Ball Bay
Top countries of birth, Ball Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England18
New Zealand8
South Africa8
Scotland5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,020 bird observations recorded near Ball Bay — most often seen:

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