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Bluewater Park QLD 4818

446 addresses · 7 streets

Herbert Electorate › Townsville LGA › Bluewater Park · 1134 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Bluewater Park is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,066 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $2,157 a week, with median rent near $390 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

1,066Population
37Median age
$2,157Median household income / wk
$390Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Northern Beaches statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bluewater Park itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: RAAF Base Townsville;Townsville Airport, 26.7 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 55.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bluewater Park

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

Tree cover measures, Bluewater Park QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202055.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202194.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.5% · Labour-force participation 69.5%

Population by age in Bluewater Park
Population by age, Bluewater Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-479
5-14194
15-1963
20-2440
25-34100
35-44189
45-54165
55-64136
65-7484
75-8418
85+4
Dwelling types in Bluewater Park
Dwelling types, Bluewater Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House342
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Bluewater Park
Households by weekly income, Bluewater Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65036
$650-1,49964
$1,500-2,999118
$3,000+78
Top ancestries in Bluewater Park
Top ancestries, Bluewater Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English458
Australian442
Scottish117
Irish115
Other78
German65
Housing tenure in Bluewater Park
Housing tenure, Bluewater Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned68
Mortgage232
Rented42
Other4
Cars per household in Bluewater Park
Cars per household, Bluewater Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
159
2162
370
4+47
Commute to work in Bluewater Park
Commute to work, Bluewater Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car388
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home34
Top countries of birth in Bluewater Park
Top countries of birth, Bluewater Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England37
New Zealand22
Germany7
Scotland7
United States7
Cambodia6
Languages used at home in Bluewater Park
Languages used at home, Bluewater Park QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Khmer6
German4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,127 bird observations recorded near Bluewater Park — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bluewater Park

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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