Burrum Town QLD 4659

Living Here

Burrum Town is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 197 people, with a median age of 59. The typical household earns around $744 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. 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 Burrum - Fraser statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Burrum Town itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 2 schools

  • Howard State School
  • Torbanlea State School
• 1 supermarket

  • IGA Local Grocer Howard
• 5 parks

  • Power House Road Picnic Area
  • Burrum River Bridge Park
  • East Street Reserve
  • Robertson Street Park
  • Bellert Park
• 1 Catholic church

  • St. Patrick's Catholic Church
• 1 pharmacy

  • Howard Compounding Pharmacy
• 1 vet

  • Howard Veterinary Clinic
• 1 library

  • Howard Library
• 2 post offices

  • Howard LPO
  • Howard Post Office
• 2 service stations

  • Fraser Coast Fuels
  • BP Torbanlea
• 1 gym

  • Burgowan Bowling Club
• 1 golf club

  • Burrum District Golf Club
• 1 dog park

  • Howard (Park) - James Street
• 1 bakery

  • Howard Hotbreak Bakery
• 1 butcher

  • Howard Butchery
• 1 hairdresser

  • Serenity Hair & Beauty Salon
• 1 mechanic

  • Howard Motor Repairs
• 1 place to stay

  • Burrum River Caravan Park

Getting around. Train station: Howard, 2.3 km north-west · Airport: Maryborough Airport, 24.6 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

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: 62.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

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

Demographics

Unemployment 17.9% · Labour-force participation 31.6%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,501 bird observations recorded near Burrum Town — most often seen:

• Australian Wood Duck (71)
• Eastern Australian Magpie (65)
• Pacific Black Duck (65)
• Eastern Bar-shouldered Dove (63)
• Eastern Crested Pigeon (63)
• Eastern Peaceful Dove (62)
• Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (62)
• Southern Laughing Kookaburra (62)
• Southern Magpie-lark (62)
• Southern Willie Wagtail (62)
• Southern Pale-headed Rosella (59)
• Eastern Blue-faced Honeyeater (56)
• Southern Australian King-parrot (56)

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Burrum Town:

• Torbanlea (2 km)
• Howard (2.5 km)
• Burgowan (4.6 km)
• Burrum River (6 km)
• Beelbi Creek (7.2 km)
• Pacific Haven (8.8 km)
• Duckinwilla (11.6 km)
• Cherwell (11.8 km)

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