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Blackbutt QLD 4314

698 addresses · 34 streets

Maranoa Electorate › South Burnett LGA › Blackbutt · 112 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Blackbutt is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 799 people, with a median age of 59. The typical household earns around $768 a week, with median rent near $230 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

799Population
59Median age
$768Median household income / wk
$230Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Kingaroy Airport, 43 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 30% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Blackbutt

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

Tree cover measures, Blackbutt QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202030.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202147.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 12.7% · Labour-force participation 31.6%

Population by age in Blackbutt
Population by age, Blackbutt QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-427
5-1468
15-1927
20-2428
25-3446
35-4458
45-5486
55-64128
65-74203
75-84105
85+20
Dwelling types in Blackbutt
Dwelling types, Blackbutt QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House337
Townhouse8
Apartment0
Other7
Households by weekly income in Blackbutt
Households by weekly income, Blackbutt QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650118
$650-1,499143
$1,500-2,99956
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in Blackbutt
Top ancestries, Blackbutt QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English391
Australian278
German99
Irish93
Scottish90
Ancestry NS68
Housing tenure in Blackbutt
Housing tenure, Blackbutt QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned203
Mortgage57
Rented81
Other0
Cars per household in Blackbutt
Cars per household, Blackbutt QLD (ABS Census 2021)
014
1173
296
342
4+14
Commute to work in Blackbutt
Commute to work, Blackbutt QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car131
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked22
Bicycle0
Home15
Top countries of birth in Blackbutt
Top countries of birth, Blackbutt QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England46
New Zealand27
Philippines8
Scotland6
China4
Ireland4
Languages used at home in Blackbutt
Languages used at home, Blackbutt QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Filipino4
Punjabi3
Tagalog3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,575 bird observations recorded near Blackbutt — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Blackbutt

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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