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Cardwell QLD 4849

1,371 addresses · 58 streets

Kennedy Electorate › Cassowary Coast LGA › Cardwell · 1249 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Cardwell is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,320 people, with a median age of 60. The typical household earns around $846 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 59% of households own their home and 40% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,320Population
60Median age
$846Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cardwell, 350 m south · Airport: Ingham Airport, 46.2 km south.

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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: 63.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cardwell

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

Tree cover measures, Cardwell QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202063.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202180.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.1% · Labour-force participation 37.6%

Population by age in Cardwell
Population by age, Cardwell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-439
5-1494
15-1940
20-2438
25-3494
35-4483
45-54136
55-64269
65-74300
75-84165
85+62
Dwelling types in Cardwell
Dwelling types, Cardwell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House410
Townhouse82
Apartment57
Other24
Households by weekly income in Cardwell
Households by weekly income, Cardwell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650172
$650-1,499215
$1,500-2,999108
$3,000+32
Top ancestries in Cardwell
Top ancestries, Cardwell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English534
Australian444
Scottish155
Irish141
Ancestry NS111
Aboriginal109
Housing tenure in Cardwell
Housing tenure, Cardwell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned252
Mortgage81
Rented226
Other8
Cars per household in Cardwell
Cars per household, Cardwell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
036
1268
2209
344
4+12
Commute to work in Cardwell
Commute to work, Cardwell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car248
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked39
Bicycle9
Home46
Top countries of birth in Cardwell
Top countries of birth, Cardwell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England61
Philippines36
New Zealand32
India16
United States10
Germany9
Languages used at home in Cardwell
Languages used at home, Cardwell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Filipino16
Tagalog13
Australian Indigenous4
Nepali4
Punjabi4
Vietnamese4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,996 bird observations recorded near Cardwell — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cardwell

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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