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Boyne Island QLD 4680

2,409 addresses · 119 streets

Flynn Electorate › Gladstone LGA › Boyne Island · 426 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Boyne Island is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 4,835 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,870 a week, with median rent near $310 a week. Most homes are houses. About 66% of households own their home and 33% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

4,835Population
37Median age
$1,870Median household income / wk
$310Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Boyne Island - Tannum Sands statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Boyne Island itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Gladstone Airport, 15.4 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 36.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Boyne Island

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

Tree cover measures, Boyne Island QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202036.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202141.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.8% · Labour-force participation 64.8%

Population by age in Boyne Island
Population by age, Boyne Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4352
5-14760
15-19306
20-24220
25-34630
35-44599
45-54659
55-64646
65-74439
75-84181
85+43
Dwelling types in Boyne Island
Dwelling types, Boyne Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,553
Townhouse29
Apartment114
Other71
Households by weekly income in Boyne Island
Households by weekly income, Boyne Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650285
$650-1,499400
$1,500-2,999554
$3,000+395
Top ancestries in Boyne Island
Top ancestries, Boyne Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English2,051
Australian2,026
Scottish518
Irish474
Ancestry NS338
German329
Housing tenure in Boyne Island
Housing tenure, Boyne Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned462
Mortgage699
Rented572
Other15
Cars per household in Boyne Island
Cars per household, Boyne Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
047
1552
2754
3283
4+118
Commute to work in Boyne Island
Commute to work, Boyne Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,673
Train0
Bus14
Tram/ferry8
Walked27
Bicycle18
Home115
Top countries of birth in Boyne Island
Top countries of birth, Boyne Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand185
England131
South Africa94
Scotland26
Philippines24
Zimbabwe14
Languages used at home in Boyne Island
Languages used at home, Boyne Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans46
Arabic13
German11
Tagalog11
Thai10
Spanish6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,176 bird observations recorded near Boyne Island — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Boyne Island

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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