Capella QLD 4723
737 addresses · 47 streets
Flynn Electorate › Central Highlands (Qld) LGA › Capella · 700 km from Brisbane
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Living Here
Capella is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 974 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $1,838 a week, with median rent near $220 a week. Most homes are houses. About 53% of households own their home and 44% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Central Highlands - West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Capella itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 park
1 pharmacy
1 hospital
1 library
5 gyms & sports centres
Getting around. Airport: Clermont Airport, 54 km north-west.
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: 6.1% 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.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 6.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 18.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.4% · Labour-force participation 60.7%
Population by age in Capella
| 0-4 | 80 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 175 |
| 15-19 | 59 |
| 20-24 | 55 |
| 25-34 | 146 |
| 35-44 | 125 |
| 45-54 | 99 |
| 55-64 | 109 |
| 65-74 | 85 |
| 75-84 | 32 |
| 85+ | 9 |
Dwelling types in Capella
| House | 290 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 17 |
| Apartment | 7 |
| Other | 7 |
Households by weekly income in Capella
| <$650 | 45 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 78 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 103 |
| $3,000+ | 58 |
Top ancestries in Capella
| Australian | 413 |
|---|---|
| English | 335 |
| Ancestry NS | 177 |
| Irish | 96 |
| Scottish | 85 |
| German | 72 |
Housing tenure in Capella
| Owned | 69 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 89 |
| Rented | 131 |
| Other | 11 |
Cars per household in Capella
| 0 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 112 |
| 2 | 112 |
| 3 | 47 |
| 4+ | 27 |
Commute to work in Capella
| Car | 289 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 9 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 40 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 23 |
Top countries of birth in Capella
| New Zealand | 17 |
|---|---|
| England | 10 |
| Germany | 5 |
| Philippines | 5 |
Languages used at home in Capella
| Filipino | 4 |
|---|---|
| Tagalog | 4 |
| Spanish | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,194 bird observations recorded near Capella — most often seen:
- Crested Pigeon (77)
- Apostlebird (69)
- Galah (69)
- Torresian Crow (68)
- Magpie-lark (66)
- Australian Magpie (56)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (51)
- Yellow-throated Miner (47)
- Black Kite (46)
- Pale-headed Rosella (40)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (39)
- Pied Butcherbird (38)
- Red-winged Parrot (38)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Capella
- Willie Wagtail (38)
- Cockatiel (37)
- Whistling Kite (36)
- Straw-necked Ibis (34)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (33)
- Pacific Black Duck (32)
- Australasian Darter (31)
- Spotted Bowerbird (31)
- Laughing Kookaburra (27)
- Nankeen Kestrel (27)
- Little Pied Cormorant (26)
- Great Egret (25)
- Australasian Figbird (24)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (24)
- Grey Butcherbird (22)
- Little Black Cormorant (22)
- Little Corella (21)
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 Capella:
- Khosh Bulduk (5.8 km)
- Chirnside (5.9 km)
- Hibernia (8.1 km)
- Belcong (10.9 km)
- Crinum (23.8 km)
- Carbine Creek (25.6 km)
- Lowestoff (26.2 km)
- Gordonstone (27.3 km)
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Streets
- Abor Street (44)
- Airport Road (5)
- Bailey Street (24)
- Bakers Crossing Road (1)
- Bonnie Doon Road (1)
- Burn Street (77)
- Butter Factory Street (3)
- Capella Rubyvale Road (2)
- Capella-rubyvale Road (6)
- Conran Street (43)
- Corry Road (9)
- Crinum Street (10)
- Cronin Street (1)
- Easton Street (13)
- Eddy Drive (15)
- Gordon Street (23)
- Gregory Highway (23)
- Hay Street (5)
- Hibernia Road (48)
- Huntley Street (55)
- Johnston Road (4)
- Kettle Street (4)
- Langton Street (12)
- Magenta-langton Road (5)
- Malvern Road (11)
- Malvern Street (19)
- Mclean Street (23)
- Moran Street (17)
- Morrissey Road (2)
- Morrisseys Road (1)
- Mount Macarthur Boulevard (18)
- Mt Macarthur Boulevard (18)
- Nagle Road (10)
- Newell Court (22)
- Nightingale Court (4)
- O'brien Street (18)
- Peak Downs Street (45)
- Pioneer Street (1)
- Primary Road (1)
- Retro Street (17)
- Rickertt Street (10)
- Roxburgh Street (18)
- Scott Peak Drive (1)
- Scotts Peak Drive (28)
- Slider Street (6)
- Walsh Street (5)
- Yan Yan Road (9)
