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Carruchan QLD 4816

142 addresses · 8 streets

Kennedy Electorate › Cassowary Coast LGA › Carruchan · 1258 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Carruchan is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 247 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $880 a week, with median rent near $265 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

247Population
53Median age
$880Median household income / wk
$265Median rent / wk
2.4Avg 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: Carruchan itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cardwell, 11.4 km east · Airport: Ingham Airport, 53.3 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 33.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Carruchan

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

Tree cover measures, Carruchan QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202033.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202156.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 6% · Labour-force participation 47.8%

Population by age in Carruchan
Population by age, Carruchan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-413
5-1428
15-1913
20-246
25-3423
35-4417
45-5434
55-6451
65-7438
75-8415
85+3
Dwelling types in Carruchan
Dwelling types, Carruchan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House90
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Carruchan
Households by weekly income, Carruchan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65022
$650-1,49928
$1,500-2,99914
$3,000+5
Top ancestries in Carruchan
Top ancestries, Carruchan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English99
Australian83
Irish31
Scottish27
Aboriginal20
Ancestry NS20
Housing tenure in Carruchan
Housing tenure, Carruchan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned46
Mortgage21
Rented13
Other0
Cars per household in Carruchan
Cars per household, Carruchan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
123
233
319
4+3
Commute to work in Carruchan
Commute to work, Carruchan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car64
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked9
Bicycle0
Home10
Top countries of birth in Carruchan
Top countries of birth, Carruchan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Philippines9
England6
Scotland6
India5
Fiji4
Germany4
Languages used at home in Carruchan
Languages used at home, Carruchan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi11

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,098 bird observations recorded near Carruchan — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Carruchan

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.