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Calen QLD 4798

281 addresses · 24 streets

Dawson Electorate › Mackay LGA › Calen · 849 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Calen is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 427 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,424 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 29% 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.

427Population
43Median age
$1,424Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Whitsunday Coast Airport, 49.8 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 32.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Calen

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

Tree cover measures, Calen QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202032.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202153.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.6% · Labour-force participation 52.7%

Population by age in Calen
Population by age, Calen QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-417
5-1473
15-1932
20-2411
25-3426
35-4463
45-5466
55-6473
65-7431
75-8431
85+10
Dwelling types in Calen
Dwelling types, Calen QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House119
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other4
Households by weekly income in Calen
Households by weekly income, Calen QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65020
$650-1,49934
$1,500-2,99934
$3,000+18
Top ancestries in Calen
Top ancestries, Calen QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English192
Australian130
Ancestry NS85
Aboriginal38
Scottish36
German35
Housing tenure in Calen
Housing tenure, Calen QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned54
Mortgage37
Rented37
Other0
Cars per household in Calen
Cars per household, Calen QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
146
250
319
4+16
Commute to work in Calen
Commute to work, Calen QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car126
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked10
Bicycle0
Home3
Top countries of birth in Calen
Top countries of birth, Calen QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand13
England3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

716 bird observations recorded near Calen — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Calen

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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