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Cape Tribulation QLD 4873

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Leichhardt Electorate › Douglas LGA › Cape Tribulation · 1487 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Cape Tribulation is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 123 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $949 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 61% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers walk to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

123Population
46Median age
$949Median household income / wk
$150Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Daintree statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cape Tribulation itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Bloomfield Airport, 27.2 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 98.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cape Tribulation

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

Tree cover measures, Cape Tribulation QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202098.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202199.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.2% · Labour-force participation 60.8%

Population by age in Cape Tribulation
Population by age, Cape Tribulation QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-43
5-140
15-194
20-249
25-3432
35-4416
45-5416
55-6428
65-7417
75-845
85+0
Dwelling types in Cape Tribulation
Dwelling types, Cape Tribulation QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House31
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Cape Tribulation
Households by weekly income, Cape Tribulation QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65012
$650-1,4994
$1,500-2,9995
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Cape Tribulation
Top ancestries, Cape Tribulation QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English44
Australian27
Ancestry NS25
Other15
Irish13
Scottish13
Housing tenure in Cape Tribulation
Housing tenure, Cape Tribulation QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned11
Mortgage9
Rented10
Other3
Cars per household in Cape Tribulation
Cars per household, Cape Tribulation QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
114
217
30
4+0
Commute to work in Cape Tribulation
Commute to work, Cape Tribulation QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car15
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked36
Bicycle0
Home8
Top countries of birth in Cape Tribulation
Top countries of birth, Cape Tribulation QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England4
New Zealand4
Chile3
United States3
Languages used at home in Cape Tribulation
Languages used at home, Cape Tribulation QLD (ABS Census 2021)
French4
Spanish3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

11,327 bird observations recorded near Cape Tribulation — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cape Tribulation

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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