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Carters Ridge QLD 4563

249 addresses · 13 streets

Wide Bay Electorate › Gympie LGA › Carters Ridge · 116 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Carters Ridge is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 497 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,382 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 91% of households own their home and 9% 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.

497Population
44Median age
$1,382Median household income / wk
$330Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Gympie Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Carters Ridge itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Gympie Airport, 19.7 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs5/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 51.1% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 4.1% · Labour-force participation 59.9%

Population by age in Carters Ridge
Population by age, Carters Ridge QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-425
5-1460
15-1933
20-2427
25-3447
35-4463
45-5497
55-6469
65-7458
75-8421
85+3
Dwelling types in Carters Ridge
Dwelling types, Carters Ridge QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House164
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Carters Ridge
Households by weekly income, Carters Ridge QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65024
$650-1,49950
$1,500-2,99931
$3,000+34
Top ancestries in Carters Ridge
Top ancestries, Carters Ridge QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English234
Australian195
Scottish61
Irish58
Ancestry NS56
German23
Housing tenure in Carters Ridge
Housing tenure, Carters Ridge QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned49
Mortgage94
Rented14
Other0
Cars per household in Carters Ridge
Cars per household, Carters Ridge QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
136
263
344
4+24
Commute to work in Carters Ridge
Commute to work, Carters Ridge QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car139
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home36
Top countries of birth in Carters Ridge
Top countries of birth, Carters Ridge QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England36
New Zealand14
United States4
South Africa3
Languages used at home in Carters Ridge
Languages used at home, Carters Ridge QLD (ABS Census 2021)
French3

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2,750 bird observations recorded near Carters Ridge — most often seen:

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