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Burrum River QLD 4659

156 addresses · 17 streets

Hinkler Electorate › Fraser Coast LGA › Burrum River · 248 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Burrum River is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 259 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,025 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 94% of households own their home and 6% 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.

259Population
52Median age
$1,025Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.6Avg 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 River itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Howard, 5.4 km south · Airport: Maryborough Airport, 29.9 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: 41.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Burrum River

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

Tree cover measures, Burrum River QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202041.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202155.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.7% · Labour-force participation 33.5%

Population by age in Burrum River
Population by age, Burrum River QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-418
5-1426
15-197
20-248
25-3421
35-4421
45-5428
55-6449
65-7445
75-8420
85+4
Dwelling types in Burrum River
Dwelling types, Burrum River QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House86
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Burrum River
Households by weekly income, Burrum River QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65016
$650-1,49932
$1,500-2,99919
$3,000+8
Top ancestries in Burrum River
Top ancestries, Burrum River QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English105
Australian96
Other34
Irish29
Ancestry NS27
Scottish13
Housing tenure in Burrum River
Housing tenure, Burrum River QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned50
Mortgage23
Rented5
Other0
Cars per household in Burrum River
Cars per household, Burrum River QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
116
235
323
4+8
Commute to work in Burrum River
Commute to work, Burrum River QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car44
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home15
Top countries of birth in Burrum River
Top countries of birth, Burrum River QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England7
New Zealand7
Taiwan7
Germany6
Netherlands3
Languages used at home in Burrum River
Languages used at home, Burrum River QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin20

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,320 bird observations recorded near Burrum River — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Burrum River

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.