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Cherbourg QLD 4605

417 addresses · 27 streets

Wide Bay Electorate › Cherbourg LGA › Cherbourg · 169 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Cherbourg is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,194 people, with a median age of 23. The typical household earns around $793 a week, with median rent near $100 a week. Most homes are houses. About 0% of households own their home and 100% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Aboriginal, Ancestry NS, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,194Population
23Median age
$793Median household income / wk
$100Median rent / wk
3.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Wondai Aerodrome, 9.3 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 43.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cherbourg

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

Tree cover measures, Cherbourg QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202043.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202180.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 20.1% · Labour-force participation 29.6%

Population by age in Cherbourg
Population by age, Cherbourg QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4114
5-14305
15-19115
20-2491
25-34161
35-44126
45-54120
55-64106
65-7433
75-8416
85+5
Dwelling types in Cherbourg
Dwelling types, Cherbourg QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House271
Townhouse8
Apartment26
Other0
Households by weekly income in Cherbourg
Households by weekly income, Cherbourg QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650106
$650-1,499133
$1,500-2,99934
$3,000+15
Top ancestries in Cherbourg
Top ancestries, Cherbourg QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Aboriginal1,145
Other52
Ancestry NS34
Australian15
English11
Scottish5
Housing tenure in Cherbourg
Housing tenure, Cherbourg QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned0
Mortgage0
Rented304
Other0
Cars per household in Cherbourg
Cars per household, Cherbourg QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0116
1109
261
314
4+0
Commute to work in Cherbourg
Commute to work, Cherbourg QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car126
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked40
Bicycle0
Home0
Languages used at home in Cherbourg
Languages used at home, Cherbourg QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous24

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,236 bird observations recorded near Cherbourg — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cherbourg

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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