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Brooloo QLD 4570

228 addresses · 20 streets

Wide Bay Electorate › Gympie LGA › Brooloo · 112 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Brooloo is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 369 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,141 a week, with median rent near $325 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 10% 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.

369Population
52Median age
$1,141Median household income / wk
$325Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Gympie Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Brooloo itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Gympie Airport, 24.4 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 36.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Brooloo

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

Tree cover measures, Brooloo QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202036.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202157.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 50.5%

Population by age in Brooloo
Population by age, Brooloo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-49
5-1441
15-1914
20-2412
25-3431
35-4437
45-5449
55-6488
65-7461
75-8421
85+4
Dwelling types in Brooloo
Dwelling types, Brooloo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House142
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Brooloo
Households by weekly income, Brooloo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65029
$650-1,49955
$1,500-2,99935
$3,000+11
Top ancestries in Brooloo
Top ancestries, Brooloo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English155
Australian129
Irish70
Scottish53
Ancestry NS38
German34
Housing tenure in Brooloo
Housing tenure, Brooloo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned64
Mortgage57
Rented14
Other0
Cars per household in Brooloo
Cars per household, Brooloo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
03
146
256
328
4+9
Commute to work in Brooloo
Commute to work, Brooloo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car109
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home21
Top countries of birth in Brooloo
Top countries of birth, Brooloo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England19
New Zealand13
Philippines4
Wales4
Papua New Guinea3
Scotland3
Languages used at home in Brooloo
Languages used at home, Brooloo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog4
Afrikaans3
Thai3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

12,577 bird observations recorded near Brooloo — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Brooloo

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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