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Childers QLD 4660

1,272 addresses · 73 streets

Hinkler Electorate › Bundaberg LGA › Childers · 259 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Childers is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,682 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $816 a week, with median rent near $265 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 34% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,682Population
50Median age
$816Median household income / wk
$265Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bundaberg Region - South statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Childers itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Bundaberg Airport, 37.4 km north.

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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: 24.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Childers

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

Tree cover measures, Childers QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202024.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202138.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.7% · Labour-force participation 44.2%

Population by age in Childers
Population by age, Childers QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-477
5-14156
15-1986
20-2486
25-34184
35-44143
45-54194
55-64235
65-74233
75-84207
85+67
Dwelling types in Childers
Dwelling types, Childers QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House571
Townhouse7
Apartment62
Other71
Households by weekly income in Childers
Households by weekly income, Childers QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650226
$650-1,499257
$1,500-2,999134
$3,000+29
Top ancestries in Childers
Top ancestries, Childers QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian673
English656
Ancestry NS191
Irish160
Scottish150
German138
Housing tenure in Childers
Housing tenure, Childers QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned277
Mortgage126
Rented213
Other15
Cars per household in Childers
Cars per household, Childers QLD (ABS Census 2021)
069
1274
2203
362
4+25
Commute to work in Childers
Commute to work, Childers QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car346
Train0
Bus58
Tram/ferry0
Walked68
Bicycle0
Home40
Top countries of birth in Childers
Top countries of birth, Childers QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England57
New Zealand30
Samoa29
Philippines22
Zimbabwe9
India6
Languages used at home in Childers
Languages used at home, Childers QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Samoan26
Mandarin7
Afrikaans6
German6
Vietnamese6
Cantonese5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,124 bird observations recorded near Childers — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Childers

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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