Birdsville QLD 4482
364 addresses · 35 streets
Maranoa Electorate › Diamantina LGA › Birdsville · 1327 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Birdsville is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 110 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,792 a week, with median rent near $113 a week. Most homes are houses. About 11% of households own their home and 71% rent. Most workers walk to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Far Central West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Birdsville 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: 0.1% 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 | 0.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 0.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.1% · Labour-force participation 74.5%
Population by age in Birdsville
| 0-4 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 12 |
| 15-19 | 5 |
| 20-24 | 7 |
| 25-34 | 20 |
| 35-44 | 16 |
| 45-54 | 18 |
| 55-64 | 7 |
| 65-74 | 15 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Birdsville
| House | 32 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Birdsville
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 13 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 9 |
| $3,000+ | 11 |
Top ancestries in Birdsville
| Australian | 41 |
|---|---|
| English | 34 |
| Aboriginal | 27 |
| Ancestry NS | 17 |
| Scottish | 14 |
| German | 7 |
Housing tenure in Birdsville
| Owned | 3 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 20 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Birdsville
| 0 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 3 |
Commute to work in Birdsville
| Car | 26 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 29 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 12 |
Top countries of birth in Birdsville
| England | 4 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 4 |
| South Africa | 3 |
Languages used at home in Birdsville
| Samoan | 5 |
|---|---|
| Spanish | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
8 bird observations recorded near Birdsville — most often seen:
- Australian Pratincole (2)
- Gibberbird (2)
- Inland Dotterel (2)
- Orange Chat (2)
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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Streets
- Adelaide Street (47)
- Artesian Street (2)
- Beetoota Access Road (20)
- Betoota - Mooraberree Road (26)
- Betoota Access Road (21)
- Betoota Mooraberree Road (6)
- Big Red Road (6)
- Bilby Street (5)
- Billabong Boulevard (2)
- Birdsville Developmental Road (6)
- Burt Street (1)
- Cemetery Road (2)
- Coolibah Court (9)
- Daroo Street (10)
- Eyre Developmental Road (5)
- Florence Street (13)
- Frew Street (4)
- Gibber Court (14)
- Graham Street (15)
- Haddon Street (10)
- Ironstone Street (11)
- Jardine Street (47)
- Karakoora Road (1)
- Kopi Street (3)
- Macdonald Street (6)
- Mickerie Street (14)
- Mineritchie Street (6)
- Morney Street (20)
- Mudrock Street (6)
- Nardoo Street (4)
- Pebble Court (12)
- Pound Road (2)
- Tip Road (1)
- Vaughan Street (4)
- Waddi Drive (3)
