Carmila QLD 4739
337 addresses · 38 streets
Capricornia Electorate › Isaac LGA › Carmila · 720 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Carmila is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 340 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $966 a week, with median rent near $175 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 14% 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 Broadsound - Nebo statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Carmila itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 library
1 service station
2 gyms & sports centres
1 mechanic
2 places to stay
Getting around. Train station: Carmila, 2.5 km south-east.
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: 61.8% 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 | 61.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 75.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 57.2%
Population by age in Carmila
| 0-4 | 22 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 28 |
| 15-19 | 10 |
| 20-24 | 15 |
| 25-34 | 32 |
| 35-44 | 27 |
| 45-54 | 43 |
| 55-64 | 75 |
| 65-74 | 55 |
| 75-84 | 30 |
| 85+ | 6 |
Dwelling types in Carmila
| House | 132 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 4 |
Households by weekly income in Carmila
| <$650 | 27 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 49 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 26 |
| $3,000+ | 12 |
Top ancestries in Carmila
| Australian | 178 |
|---|---|
| English | 123 |
| Ancestry NS | 32 |
| Scottish | 23 |
| German | 20 |
| Irish | 13 |
Housing tenure in Carmila
| Owned | 81 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 17 |
| Rented | 19 |
| Other | 19 |
Cars per household in Carmila
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 49 |
| 2 | 60 |
| 3 | 22 |
| 4+ | 6 |
Commute to work in Carmila
| Car | 90 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 18 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 25 |
Top countries of birth in Carmila
| England | 9 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 9 |
| Germany | 4 |
| Fiji | 3 |
| Scotland | 3 |
| Thailand | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
743 bird observations recorded near Carmila — most often seen:
- Black Kite (35)
- Australasian Figbird (34)
- Whistling Kite (34)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (33)
- Magpie-lark (32)
- Masked Lapwing (31)
- Brown Honeyeater (30)
- Torresian Crow (30)
- Peaceful Dove (29)
- Welcome Swallow (29)
- House Sparrow (28)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (27)
- Willie Wagtail (27)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Carmila
- Laughing Kookaburra (26)
- Australian Magpie (25)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (24)
- Yellow Honeyeater (24)
- Brolga (23)
- Pied Butcherbird (23)
- Spangled Drongo (22)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (20)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (19)
- Pheasant Coucal (19)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (19)
- Brahminy Kite (18)
- Eastern Curlew (17)
- Straw-necked Ibis (17)
- Australian Brush-turkey (16)
- Channel-billed Cuckoo (16)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (16)
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 Carmila:
- Clairview (22.7 km)
- Ilbilbie (23.6 km)
- Collaroy (25 km)
- Koumala (33.8 km)
- Sarina Range (49.1 km)
- Armstrong Beach (51.2 km)
- St Lawrence (51.5 km)
- Freshwater Point (54 km)
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Streets
- Browns Road (2)
- Bruce Highway (33)
- Camerons Road (1)
- Campbells Crebers Road (4)
- Campbells Road (3)
- Carmila Beach Road (27)
- Carmila West Road (75)
- Douglas Road (5)
- Esplanade (12)
- Esplanade Street (12)
- Frederick Hoare Drive (2)
- Garnhams Road (8)
- Gaviglios Road (3)
- Gibberland Road (3)
- Gillinbin Creek Road (5)
- Hindles Road (2)
- Jacksons Crossing Road (3)
- Jacksons Road (1)
- Karloo Road (9)
- Leichhardt Creek Road (3)
- Loadsman Road (1)
- Loadsmans Road (8)
- Majors Road (8)
- Marrs Road (1)
- Mcleods Road (7)
- Music Street (37)
- North Flaggy Rock Road (1)
- Old Bruce Highway (13)
- Palms Road (13)
- Platts Road (2)
- Quality Street (10)
- Railway Parade (3)
- Student Street (9)
- Taylors Road (1)
- Tinerta Road (2)
- Upper Flaggy Rock Road (3)
- Waltons Road (3)
- West Hill Road (2)
