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Balnagowan QLD 4740

205 addresses · 21 streets

Dawson Electorate › Mackay LGA › Balnagowan · 815 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Balnagowan is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 438 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $2,750 a week, with median rent near $275 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

438Population
40Median age
$2,750Median household income / wk
$275Median rent / wk
3.2Avg 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: Balnagowan itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Mackay Airport, 17.9 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 26.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Balnagowan

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

Tree cover measures, Balnagowan QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202026.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202150.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 2% · Labour-force participation 73%

Population by age in Balnagowan
Population by age, Balnagowan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-422
5-1475
15-1949
20-2416
25-3438
35-4463
45-5478
55-6451
65-7439
75-8410
85+0
Dwelling types in Balnagowan
Dwelling types, Balnagowan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House134
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Balnagowan
Households by weekly income, Balnagowan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65021
$650-1,49912
$1,500-2,99933
$3,000+45
Top ancestries in Balnagowan
Top ancestries, Balnagowan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian219
English149
Irish48
Maltese48
Scottish36
Ancestry NS25
Housing tenure in Balnagowan
Housing tenure, Balnagowan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned48
Mortgage71
Rented10
Other5
Cars per household in Balnagowan
Cars per household, Balnagowan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
117
256
331
4+26
Commute to work in Balnagowan
Commute to work, Balnagowan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car171
Train0
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home24
Top countries of birth in Balnagowan
Top countries of birth, Balnagowan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand12
South Africa9
Malta4
England3
Languages used at home in Balnagowan
Languages used at home, Balnagowan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,171 bird observations recorded near Balnagowan — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Balnagowan

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