Barratta QLD 4809
139 addresses · 20 streets
Dawson Electorate › Burdekin LGA › Barratta · 1055 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Barratta is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 85 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,625 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 59% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Burdekin statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Barratta itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
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: 23.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 23.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 39.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 50.7%
Population by age in Barratta
| 0-4 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 15 |
| 15-19 | 8 |
| 20-24 | 4 |
| 25-34 | 6 |
| 35-44 | 10 |
| 45-54 | 9 |
| 55-64 | 11 |
| 65-74 | 10 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Barratta
| House | 22 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Barratta
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 5 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 7 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Barratta
| English | 37 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 21 |
| Ancestry NS | 19 |
| Filipino | 9 |
| Irish | 9 |
| Scottish | 6 |
Housing tenure in Barratta
| Owned | 7 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 3 |
| Rented | 3 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Barratta
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 11 |
| 3 | 5 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Barratta
| Car | 17 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 5 |
Top countries of birth in Barratta
| Philippines | 5 |
|---|
Languages used at home in Barratta
| Tagalog | 8 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,448 bird observations recorded near Barratta — most often seen:
- Peaceful Dove (108)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (77)
- Willie Wagtail (74)
- Crimson Finch (72)
- Chestnut-breasted Munia (68)
- Black Kite (56)
- Magpie-lark (55)
- Australian White Ibis (54)
- Whistling Kite (52)
- Great Egret (50)
- Masked Lapwing (47)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (45)
- Magpie Goose (44)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Barratta
- Straw-necked Ibis (44)
- Little Pied Cormorant (43)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (42)
- Australasian Darter (41)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (40)
- White-faced Heron (40)
- Pacific Black Duck (39)
- Torresian Crow (39)
- Crested Pigeon (38)
- Intermediate Egret (38)
- Royal Spoonbill (38)
- Australian Magpie (37)
- Yellow Honeyeater (37)
- Nankeen Kestrel (34)
- Australian Pelican (33)
- Fairy Martin (32)
- Blue-winged Kookaburra (31)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Barratta:
- Airville (10.4 km)
- Brandon (10.8 km)
- Mount Kelly (11.1 km)
- Horseshoe Lagoon (12.5 km)
- Colevale (13.7 km)
- Mona Park (14.2 km)
- Mcdesme (14.8 km)
- Jerona (15.6 km)
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Streets
- Allen Road (14)
- Bruce Highway (36)
- Butler Road (4)
- Callaghan Road (2)
- Corica Road (9)
- Day Road (1)
- Good Road (1)
- Hoey Road (5)
- Hope Road (1)
- Hughes Road (11)
- Jerona Road (2)
- Lochinvar Road (11)
- Mclain Road (7)
- Milanese Road (4)
- Plozza Road (1)
- Rose Road (9)
- Ross Road (2)
- Sayers Road (10)
- Sexton Road (5)
- Tomlins Road (4)
