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Cassowary QLD 4873

70 addresses · 11 streets

Leichhardt Electorate › Douglas LGA › Cassowary · 1449 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Cassowary is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 119 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $2,229 a week, with median rent near $410 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

119Population
46Median age
$2,229Median household income / wk
$410Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Cairns Airport, 55 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 72.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cassowary

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

Tree cover measures, Cassowary QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202072.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202183.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.4% · Labour-force participation 74.5%

Population by age in Cassowary
Population by age, Cassowary QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-47
5-1416
15-199
20-243
25-3410
35-4416
45-5421
55-6424
65-7411
75-846
85+0
Dwelling types in Cassowary
Dwelling types, Cassowary QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House44
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Cassowary
Households by weekly income, Cassowary QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6503
$650-1,4995
$1,500-2,99921
$3,000+3
Top ancestries in Cassowary
Top ancestries, Cassowary QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian51
English42
Italian11
German9
Scottish8
Irish7
Housing tenure in Cassowary
Housing tenure, Cassowary QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned22
Mortgage15
Rented4
Other0
Cars per household in Cassowary
Cars per household, Cassowary QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
16
215
315
4+6
Commute to work in Cassowary
Commute to work, Cassowary QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car58
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home5
Top countries of birth in Cassowary
Top countries of birth, Cassowary QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England5
New Zealand3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,839 bird observations recorded near Cassowary — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cassowary

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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