Blackbutt South QLD 4314
120 addresses · 8 streets
Maranoa Electorate › South Burnett LGA › Blackbutt South · 111 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Blackbutt South is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 160 people, with a median age of 60. The typical household earns around $833 a week, with median rent near $220 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
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 South itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 cafés & restaurants
2 supermarkets
2 parks
1 Catholic church
1 pharmacy
1 medical clinic
1 vet
2 childcare & kindergartens
1 library
1 post office
1 service station
2 gyms & sports centres
1 golf club
1 bakery
1 hardware store
2 hairdressers
1 beauty salon
1 mechanic
2 places to stay
Getting around. Airport: Kingaroy Airport, 44.3 km north-west.
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: 9.1% 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 | 9.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 26.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.9% · Labour-force participation 28.3%
Population by age in Blackbutt South
| 0-4 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 10 |
| 15-19 | 8 |
| 20-24 | 8 |
| 25-34 | 14 |
| 35-44 | 4 |
| 45-54 | 12 |
| 55-64 | 39 |
| 65-74 | 34 |
| 75-84 | 24 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Blackbutt South
| House | 69 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 3 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 3 |
Households by weekly income in Blackbutt South
| <$650 | 21 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 22 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 17 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Blackbutt South
| English | 80 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 54 |
| Irish | 37 |
| Scottish | 25 |
| German | 22 |
| Ancestry NS | 14 |
Housing tenure in Blackbutt South
| Owned | 53 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 9 |
| Rented | 6 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Blackbutt South
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 21 |
| 3 | 14 |
| 4+ | 10 |
Commute to work in Blackbutt South
| Car | 27 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 9 |
Top countries of birth in Blackbutt South
| New Zealand | 8 |
|---|---|
| England | 7 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,578 bird observations recorded near Blackbutt South — most often seen:
- Magpie-lark (138)
- Torresian Crow (120)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (118)
- Pied Currawong (118)
- Australian Wood Duck (113)
- Australian Magpie (105)
- Noisy Miner (104)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (103)
- Galah (98)
- Grey Fantail (98)
- Common Bronzewing (85)
- Double-barred Finch (84)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (84)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Blackbutt South
- Noisy Friarbird (82)
- Willie Wagtail (82)
- Laughing Kookaburra (81)
- Southern Magpie-lark (76)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (75)
- Eastern Whipbird (73)
- Australian Torresian Crow (72)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (71)
- Eastern Galah (70)
- Eastern Pied Currawong (70)
- Pale-headed Rosella (68)
- Crested Pigeon (67)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (67)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (65)
- Silvereye (64)
- Southern Pale-headed Rosella (64)
- Southern Noisy Friarbird (63)
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 Blackbutt South:
- Blackbutt (1.7 km)
- Cherry Creek (2.5 km)
- Benarkin (3.8 km)
- Nukku (3.8 km)
- Blackbutt North (4 km)
- Benarkin North (7.2 km)
- Gilla (7.9 km)
- Taromeo (8.4 km)
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Streets
- Blackbutt Crows Nest Road (22)
- Brett Road (30)
- Googa Creek Road (2)
- Hayne Kite Millar Road (1)
- Haynes Kite Millar Road (30)
- Knaggs Court (14)
- Knaggs Street (14)
- Ogilvie Road (7)
