Banks Pocket QLD 4570
86 addresses · 7 streets
Wide Bay Electorate › Gympie LGA › Banks Pocket · 151 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Banks Pocket is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 187 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $2,143 a week, with median rent near $390 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Gympie - North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Banks Pocket itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 physiotherapist
1 hospital
1 library
1 service station
2 golf clubs
Getting around. Train station: Gympie North, 1.7 km south-east · Railway halt: Monkland, 6.8 km south · Airport: Gympie Airport, 15.7 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 60% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 2.1% · Labour-force participation 63.6%
Population by age in Banks Pocket
| 0-4 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 28 |
| 15-19 | 16 |
| 20-24 | 7 |
| 25-34 | 9 |
| 35-44 | 19 |
| 45-54 | 41 |
| 55-64 | 17 |
| 65-74 | 26 |
| 75-84 | 10 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Banks Pocket
| House | 59 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Banks Pocket
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 7 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 12 |
| $3,000+ | 17 |
Top ancestries in Banks Pocket
| Australian | 91 |
|---|---|
| English | 90 |
| Scottish | 23 |
| Irish | 19 |
| German | 11 |
| Ancestry NS | 10 |
Housing tenure in Banks Pocket
| Owned | 29 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 22 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Banks Pocket
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 25 |
| 3 | 13 |
| 4+ | 11 |
Commute to work in Banks Pocket
| Car | 69 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 3 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 5 |
Top countries of birth in Banks Pocket
| Canada | 3 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
5,668 bird observations recorded near Banks Pocket — most often seen:
- Australian White Ibis (444)
- Dusky Moorhen (336)
- Magpie-lark (295)
- Noisy Miner (292)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (270)
- Pacific Black Duck (267)
- Willie Wagtail (248)
- Torresian Crow (223)
- Welcome Swallow (208)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (198)
- Little Pied Cormorant (191)
- Masked Lapwing (188)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (176)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Banks Pocket
- Australian Magpie (176)
- Australian Wood Duck (171)
- Australasian Grebe (163)
- Australasian Figbird (143)
- Common Myna (143)
- Little Black Cormorant (137)
- Magpie Goose (135)
- Brown Honeyeater (132)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (130)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (129)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (129)
- Crested Pigeon (128)
- Grey Butcherbird (128)
- Australian Torresian Crow (125)
- Pied Butcherbird (122)
- Hardhead (121)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (120)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Banks Pocket:
- Araluen (1.5 km)
- Tamaree (2.1 km)
- Victory Heights (3.2 km)
- Veteran (3.3 km)
- Two Mile (3.6 km)
- Gympie (3.7 km)
- North Deep Creek (4.3 km)
- Chatsworth (4.7 km)
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Streets
- Azure Avenue (30)
- Blue Wing Boulevard (18)
- Blue Wing Boulevarde (18)
- Fisher Road (9)
- Kafertal Road (3)
- Sopo Road (2)
- White Tail Drive (6)