Carrington QLD 4883

Living Here

Carrington is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 191 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $1,812 a week, with median rent near $338 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

• 3 schools

  • Jubilee Christian College
  • St Joseph's School
  • Atherton State School
• 1 café or restaurant

  • Station Cafe
• 1 park

  • Platypus Park
• 2 hospitals

  • Atherton Hospital
  • Herberton Hospital
• 1 vet

  • Tablelands Veterinary Service
• 1 library

  • Atherton Library
• 1 post office

  • Australia Post
• 1 golf club

  • Atherton Golf Course
• 1 hardware store

  • Atherton Bolts and Tools
• 1 mechanic

  • Goodyear
• 4 places to stay

  • BIG 4 NRMA Atherton Tablelands Holiday Park
  • Atherton Hotel
  • Atherton Hallorans Leisure Park
  • Atherton Hinterland

Getting around. Airport: Mareeba Airport, 25.9 km north.

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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: 71.2% 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.

Demographics

Unemployment 4.1% · Labour-force participation 58.7%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

98,596 bird observations recorded near Carrington — most often seen:

• Australasian Purple Swamphen (5,608)
• Pacific Black Duck (5,282)
• Australasian Grebe (4,679)
• Hardhead (4,603)
• Plumed Whistling-duck (4,488)
• Eurasian Coot (4,323)
• Willie Wagtail (4,245)
• Lewin's Honeyeater (4,060)
• Grey Teal (3,619)
• Magpie Goose (3,580)
• Intermediate Egret (3,573)
• Great Egret (3,345)
• Australasian Darter (3,224)

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 Carrington:

• Wongabel (3.1 km)
• Atherton (4.6 km)
• East Barron (9.8 km)
• Tolga (9.9 km)
• Moomin (11 km)
• Upper Barron (11.2 km)
• Herberton (12.4 km)
• Kairi (13 km)

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