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Barcaldine QLD 4725

1,811 addresses · 91 streets

Maranoa Electorate › Barcaldine LGA › Barcaldine · 889 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Barcaldine is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,540 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,487 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 63% of households own their home and 29% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

1,540Population
43Median age
$1,487Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Barcaldine, 1.2 km north · Airport: Barcaldine Aerodrome, 1.1 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 4.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Barcaldine

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

Tree cover measures, Barcaldine QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202124.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.8% · Labour-force participation 61.6%

Population by age in Barcaldine
Population by age, Barcaldine QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-472
5-14211
15-1983
20-2462
25-34181
35-44161
45-54202
55-64208
65-74162
75-84130
85+43
Dwelling types in Barcaldine
Dwelling types, Barcaldine QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House547
Townhouse3
Apartment17
Other4
Households by weekly income in Barcaldine
Households by weekly income, Barcaldine QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650114
$650-1,499145
$1,500-2,999176
$3,000+83
Top ancestries in Barcaldine
Top ancestries, Barcaldine QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian658
English599
Ancestry NS197
Irish162
Scottish161
Aboriginal133
Housing tenure in Barcaldine
Housing tenure, Barcaldine QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned241
Mortgage126
Rented170
Other42
Cars per household in Barcaldine
Cars per household, Barcaldine QLD (ABS Census 2021)
031
1226
2177
390
4+40
Commute to work in Barcaldine
Commute to work, Barcaldine QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car495
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked78
Bicycle18
Home93
Top countries of birth in Barcaldine
Top countries of birth, Barcaldine QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand18
England11
South Africa11
Scotland8
India7
China5
Languages used at home in Barcaldine
Languages used at home, Barcaldine QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans11
Spanish11

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,828 bird observations recorded near Barcaldine — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Barcaldine

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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