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Buxton QLD 4660

559 addresses · 26 streets

Hinkler Electorate › Bundaberg LGA › Buxton · 258 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Buxton is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 507 people, with a median age of 63. The typical household earns around $796 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

507Population
63Median age
$796Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bundaberg Region - South statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Buxton itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 62.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Buxton

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

Tree cover measures, Buxton QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202062.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202174.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 11.6% · Labour-force participation 25.6%

Population by age in Buxton
Population by age, Buxton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-49
5-1431
15-1910
20-245
25-3417
35-4415
45-5466
55-64127
65-74151
75-8466
85+9
Dwelling types in Buxton
Dwelling types, Buxton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House220
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Buxton
Households by weekly income, Buxton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65070
$650-1,49997
$1,500-2,99931
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Buxton
Top ancestries, Buxton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English244
Australian177
Ancestry NS57
Scottish56
Irish37
German35
Housing tenure in Buxton
Housing tenure, Buxton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned138
Mortgage48
Rented30
Other3
Cars per household in Buxton
Cars per household, Buxton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
192
292
323
4+9
Commute to work in Buxton
Commute to work, Buxton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car73
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home3
Top countries of birth in Buxton
Top countries of birth, Buxton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England26
New Zealand16
Netherlands6
Scotland4
Egypt3
Germany3
Languages used at home in Buxton
Languages used at home, Buxton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

763 bird observations recorded near Buxton — most often seen:

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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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