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Barron QLD 4878

171 addresses · 8 streets

Leichhardt Electorate › Cairns LGA › Barron · 1399 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Barron is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 68 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $2,042 a week, with median rent near $295 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

68Population
48Median age
$2,042Median household income / wk
$295Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Freshwater, 1.8 km south · Bus interchange: Airport Connect Terminal 2, 5.2 km east · Airport: Cairns Airport, 5 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 9.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Barron

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

Tree cover measures, Barron QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202112.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.6% · Labour-force participation 67.2%

Population by age in Barron
Population by age, Barron QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-46
5-144
15-190
20-245
25-349
35-448
45-5414
55-6416
65-749
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in Barron
Dwelling types, Barron QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House26
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Barron
Households by weekly income, Barron QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,4993
$1,500-2,9998
$3,000+4
Top ancestries in Barron
Top ancestries, Barron QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian26
English24
Other11
Irish10
Italian10
Croatian5
Housing tenure in Barron
Housing tenure, Barron QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned11
Mortgage9
Rented6
Other0
Cars per household in Barron
Cars per household, Barron QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
13
212
33
4+5
Commute to work in Barron
Commute to work, Barron QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car13
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home8
Top countries of birth in Barron
Top countries of birth, Barron QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand3
Languages used at home in Barron
Languages used at home, Barron QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Japanese4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

124,210 bird observations recorded near Barron — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Barron

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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