Brooweena QLD 4620
59 addresses · 12 streets
Wide Bay Electorate › Fraser Coast LGA › Brooweena · 221 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Brooweena is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 91 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $866 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Maryborough Region - South statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Brooweena itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 park
Getting around. Airport: Maryborough Airport, 46.3 km east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 82.7% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 13.8% · Labour-force participation 36.3%
Population by age in Brooweena
| 0-4 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 13 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 3 |
| 25-34 | 3 |
| 35-44 | 0 |
| 45-54 | 20 |
| 55-64 | 19 |
| 65-74 | 21 |
| 75-84 | 7 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Brooweena
| House | 44 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Brooweena
| <$650 | 10 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 11 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 4 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Brooweena
| English | 52 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 33 |
| Irish | 13 |
| Ancestry NS | 12 |
| German | 8 |
| Welsh | 5 |
Housing tenure in Brooweena
| Owned | 22 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 12 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Brooweena
| 0 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 13 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4+ | 3 |
Commute to work in Brooweena
| Car | 16 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Top countries of birth in Brooweena
| Thailand | 5 |
|---|---|
| Wales | 5 |
| New Zealand | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
272 bird observations recorded near Brooweena — most often seen:
- Double-barred Finch (12)
- Australian Magpie (11)
- Magpie-lark (11)
- Pacific Black Duck (11)
- Welcome Swallow (11)
- Australian White Ibis (10)
- Australian Wood Duck (10)
- Black-necked Stork (10)
- Grey-crowned Babbler (10)
- Masked Lapwing (10)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (10)
- Willie Wagtail (10)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (9)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Brooweena
- Brown Honeyeater (9)
- Laughing Kookaburra (9)
- Pale-headed Rosella (9)
- Pied Butcherbird (9)
- Red-backed Fairy-wren (9)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (8)
- Peaceful Dove (8)
- Purple Swamphen (8)
- Rufous Whistler (8)
- Sacred Kingfisher (8)
- Straw-necked Ibis (8)
- White-faced Heron (8)
- White-necked Heron (8)
- Australasian Figbird (7)
- Australian Pipit (7)
- Black Swan (7)
- Dusky Moorhen (7)
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Streets
- Brooweena - Woolooga Road (2)
- Clifton Creek Left Road (3)
- Clifton Creek Right Road (7)
- Corfield Street (5)
- Eaton Street (7)
- Gigoomgan Road (7)
- Lahey Street (8)
- Mant Street (6)
- Maryborough - Biggenden Road (6)
- Smith Crescent (5)
- Staib Road (2)
- Teebar Hall Road (1)