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Bluff QLD 4702

458 addresses · 29 streets

Flynn Electorate › Central Highlands (Qld) LGA › Bluff · 588 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Bluff is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 324 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $2,237 a week, with median rent near $170 a week. Most homes are houses. About 57% of households own their home and 40% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

324Population
47Median age
$2,237Median household income / wk
$170Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Central Highlands - East statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bluff itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Blackwater Airport, 26.8 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources5/10
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: 10.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bluff

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

Tree cover measures, Bluff QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202124.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.5% · Labour-force participation 68.6%

Population by age in Bluff
Population by age, Bluff QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-412
5-1429
15-1923
20-2413
25-3438
35-4445
45-5460
55-6468
65-7442
75-8411
85+0
Dwelling types in Bluff
Dwelling types, Bluff QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House107
Townhouse14
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Bluff
Households by weekly income, Bluff QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65012
$650-1,49917
$1,500-2,99942
$3,000+33
Top ancestries in Bluff
Top ancestries, Bluff QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian140
English116
Ancestry NS41
Irish39
Scottish26
Aboriginal25
Housing tenure in Bluff
Housing tenure, Bluff QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned34
Mortgage38
Rented51
Other4
Cars per household in Bluff
Cars per household, Bluff QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
147
239
318
4+18
Commute to work in Bluff
Commute to work, Bluff QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car98
Train0
Bus12
Tram/ferry0
Walked29
Bicycle0
Home17
Top countries of birth in Bluff
Top countries of birth, Bluff QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand7
England5
Languages used at home in Bluff
Languages used at home, Bluff QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

196 bird observations recorded near Bluff — most often seen:

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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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