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Caloundra QLD 4551

5,057 addresses · 75 streets

Fisher Electorate › Sunshine Coast LGA › Caloundra · 75 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Caloundra is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 3,932 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $980 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 55% of households own their home and 44% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,932Population
58Median age
$980Median household income / wk
$360Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Caloundra Bus Station, 300 m south-east · Airport: Caloundra Airport, 2.7 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 20.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Caloundra

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

Tree cover measures, Caloundra QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202020.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202122.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.4% · Labour-force participation 42.4%

Population by age in Caloundra
Population by age, Caloundra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4103
5-14236
15-19156
20-24162
25-34347
35-44347
45-54447
55-64632
65-74673
75-84546
85+285
Dwelling types in Caloundra
Dwelling types, Caloundra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House421
Townhouse479
Apartment858
Other13
Households by weekly income in Caloundra
Households by weekly income, Caloundra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650515
$650-1,499629
$1,500-2,999357
$3,000+155
Top ancestries in Caloundra
Top ancestries, Caloundra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English1,746
Australian1,295
Irish534
Scottish469
Other347
Ancestry NS273
Housing tenure in Caloundra
Housing tenure, Caloundra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned696
Mortgage263
Rented761
Other27
Cars per household in Caloundra
Cars per household, Caloundra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0213
1940
2438
390
4+58
Commute to work in Caloundra
Commute to work, Caloundra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car850
Train0
Bus21
Tram/ferry0
Walked118
Bicycle24
Home177
Top countries of birth in Caloundra
Top countries of birth, Caloundra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England217
New Zealand207
Scotland36
Nepal26
United States26
South Africa21
Languages used at home in Caloundra
Languages used at home, Caloundra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali30
French16
Spanish16
Punjabi15
Italian15
Mandarin14

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

34,615 bird observations recorded near Caloundra — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Caloundra

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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