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Broughton QLD 4820

373 addresses · 53 streets

Kennedy Electorate › Charters Towers LGA › Broughton · 1066 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Broughton is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 714 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,676 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

714Population
42Median age
$1,676Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Charters Towers, 5.4 km north-west · Airport: Charters Towers Aerodrome, 8.1 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources6/10
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: 14.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Broughton

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

Tree cover measures, Broughton QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202154.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 60.1%

Population by age in Broughton
Population by age, Broughton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-437
5-14109
15-1946
20-2422
25-3467
35-44104
45-5492
55-64128
65-7479
75-8421
85+8
Dwelling types in Broughton
Dwelling types, Broughton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House215
Townhouse12
Apartment0
Other3
Households by weekly income in Broughton
Households by weekly income, Broughton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65032
$650-1,49970
$1,500-2,99969
$3,000+42
Top ancestries in Broughton
Top ancestries, Broughton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian336
English293
Irish91
Ancestry NS69
Scottish56
Aboriginal47
Housing tenure in Broughton
Housing tenure, Broughton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned99
Mortgage90
Rented28
Other11
Cars per household in Broughton
Cars per household, Broughton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
146
275
370
4+28
Commute to work in Broughton
Commute to work, Broughton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car224
Train0
Bus18
Tram/ferry0
Walked12
Bicycle0
Home34
Top countries of birth in Broughton
Top countries of birth, Broughton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Papua New Guinea12
England7
New Zealand7

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

161 bird observations recorded near Broughton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Broughton

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.