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Bongaree QLD 4507

6,520 addresses · 141 streets

Longman Electorate › Moreton Bay LGA › Bongaree · 46 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Bongaree is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 8,162 people, with a median age of 67. The typical household earns around $826 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

8,162Population
67Median age
$826Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Tangalooma Airport, 21 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 32.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bongaree

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

Tree cover measures, Bongaree QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202032.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202136.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.8% · Labour-force participation 27%

Population by age in Bongaree
Population by age, Bongaree QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4120
5-14425
15-19238
20-24168
25-34283
35-44434
45-54646
55-641,306
65-742,289
75-841,693
85+572
Dwelling types in Bongaree
Dwelling types, Bongaree QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House2,584
Townhouse1,140
Apartment234
Other93
Households by weekly income in Bongaree
Households by weekly income, Bongaree QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,282
$650-1,4991,708
$1,500-2,999595
$3,000+194
Top ancestries in Bongaree
Top ancestries, Bongaree QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English4,013
Australian2,690
Irish1,123
Scottish1,081
German549
Ancestry NS482
Housing tenure in Bongaree
Housing tenure, Bongaree QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,265
Mortgage546
Rented975
Other180
Cars per household in Bongaree
Cars per household, Bongaree QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0378
12,180
21,076
3219
4+123
Commute to work in Bongaree
Commute to work, Bongaree QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,198
Train13
Bus13
Tram/ferry0
Walked63
Bicycle13
Home246
Top countries of birth in Bongaree
Top countries of birth, Bongaree QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England670
New Zealand416
Scotland79
Netherlands72
Germany65
South Africa49
Languages used at home in Bongaree
Languages used at home, Bongaree QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German25
Mandarin19
French15
Filipino15
Thai15
Punjabi14

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

112,941 bird observations recorded near Bongaree — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bongaree

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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