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Bloomsbury QLD 4799

394 addresses · 32 streets

Dawson Electorate › Mackay LGA › Bloomsbury · 877 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Bloomsbury is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 539 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,125 a week, with median rent near $214 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

539Population
50Median age
$1,125Median household income / wk
$214Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Seaforth - Calen statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bloomsbury itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Whitsunday Coast Airport, 22 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs2/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 61.9% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 52.5%

Population by age in Bloomsbury
Population by age, Bloomsbury QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-417
5-1457
15-1937
20-2419
25-3444
35-4449
45-5482
55-64103
65-7489
75-8430
85+5
Dwelling types in Bloomsbury
Dwelling types, Bloomsbury QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House189
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other9
Households by weekly income in Bloomsbury
Households by weekly income, Bloomsbury QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65028
$650-1,49961
$1,500-2,99943
$3,000+18
Top ancestries in Bloomsbury
Top ancestries, Bloomsbury QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian252
English192
Scottish76
Ancestry NS59
Irish51
Aboriginal34
Housing tenure in Bloomsbury
Housing tenure, Bloomsbury QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned78
Mortgage79
Rented27
Other8
Cars per household in Bloomsbury
Cars per household, Bloomsbury QLD (ABS Census 2021)
03
153
267
341
4+23
Commute to work in Bloomsbury
Commute to work, Bloomsbury QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car133
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked12
Bicycle0
Home36
Top countries of birth in Bloomsbury
Top countries of birth, Bloomsbury QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England15
New Zealand10
Germany4
Philippines4
South Africa3
Zimbabwe3

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290 bird observations recorded near Bloomsbury — most often seen:

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