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Burrum Heads QLD 4659

2,196 addresses · 93 streets

Hinkler Electorate › Fraser Coast LGA › Burrum Heads · 256 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Burrum Heads is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 2,538 people, with a median age of 64. The typical household earns around $815 a week, with median rent near $305 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 15% 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.

2,538Population
64Median age
$815Median household income / wk
$305Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Burrum - Fraser statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Burrum Heads itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Hervey Bay Airport, 30.4 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 46.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Burrum Heads

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

Tree cover measures, Burrum Heads QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202046.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202170.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.7% · Labour-force participation 28.1%

Population by age in Burrum Heads
Population by age, Burrum Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-443
5-14148
15-1958
20-2436
25-3493
35-44113
45-54237
55-64594
65-74784
75-84348
85+67
Dwelling types in Burrum Heads
Dwelling types, Burrum Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,027
Townhouse11
Apartment29
Other74
Households by weekly income in Burrum Heads
Households by weekly income, Burrum Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650313
$650-1,499506
$1,500-2,999183
$3,000+37
Top ancestries in Burrum Heads
Top ancestries, Burrum Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English1,213
Australian981
Irish280
Scottish271
German189
Ancestry NS147
Housing tenure in Burrum Heads
Housing tenure, Burrum Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned761
Mortgage198
Rented167
Other9
Cars per household in Burrum Heads
Cars per household, Burrum Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
035
1464
2460
3123
4+46
Commute to work in Burrum Heads
Commute to work, Burrum Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car380
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked15
Bicycle0
Home66
Top countries of birth in Burrum Heads
Top countries of birth, Burrum Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England129
New Zealand77
Germany19
South Africa17
Scotland13
Netherlands12
Languages used at home in Burrum Heads
Languages used at home, Burrum Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous10
German5
Spanish5
Tagalog3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,192 bird observations recorded near Burrum Heads — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Burrum Heads

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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