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Chelona QLD 4740

50 addresses · 7 streets

Capricornia Electorate › Mackay LGA › Chelona · 795 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Chelona is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 120 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,958 a week, with median rent near $346 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 89% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

120Population
37Median age
$1,958Median household income / wk
$346Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Walkerston - Eton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Chelona itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Mackay, 9.8 km north · Airport: Mackay Airport, 10.5 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 6.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Chelona

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

Tree cover measures, Chelona QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202118.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 64%

Population by age in Chelona
Population by age, Chelona QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-49
5-1423
15-190
20-246
25-3417
35-4419
45-5418
55-6412
65-7415
75-845
85+0
Dwelling types in Chelona
Dwelling types, Chelona QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House8
Townhouse26
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Chelona
Households by weekly income, Chelona QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,4993
$1,500-2,9998
$3,000+6
Top ancestries in Chelona
Top ancestries, Chelona QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian58
English38
Ancestry NS17
Maltese12
Irish10
German7
Housing tenure in Chelona
Housing tenure, Chelona QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned15
Mortgage16
Rented4
Other0
Cars per household in Chelona
Cars per household, Chelona QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
15
213
311
4+3
Commute to work in Chelona
Commute to work, Chelona QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car36
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home7
Top countries of birth in Chelona
Top countries of birth, Chelona QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Zimbabwe4
England3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,264 bird observations recorded near Chelona — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Chelona

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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