Cluden QLD 4811
284 addresses · 17 streets
Dawson Electorate › Townsville LGA › Cluden · 1105 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Cluden is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 413 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,480 a week, with median rent near $283 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Oonoonba statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cluden itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
7 cafés & restaurants
2 supermarkets
1 Catholic church
1 pharmacy
3 doctors & medical clinics
1 post office
5 gyms & sports centres
2 golf clubs
1 bakery
1 butcher
2 hardware stores
2 electricians
Getting around. Train station: Townsville, 5.7 km north-west · Ferry wharf: Magnetic Island Ferries - Townsville Terminal, 6.8 km north · Airport: RAAF Base Townsville, 8.8 km north-west.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 10.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 10.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 22.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 67.7%
Population by age in Cluden
| 0-4 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 47 |
| 15-19 | 19 |
| 20-24 | 20 |
| 25-34 | 45 |
| 35-44 | 35 |
| 45-54 | 72 |
| 55-64 | 75 |
| 65-74 | 53 |
| 75-84 | 28 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Cluden
| House | 137 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 3 |
| Other | 25 |
Households by weekly income in Cluden
| <$650 | 24 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 46 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 46 |
| $3,000+ | 21 |
Top ancestries in Cluden
| Australian | 190 |
|---|---|
| English | 175 |
| Irish | 61 |
| Aboriginal | 27 |
| Scottish | 27 |
| Other | 23 |
Housing tenure in Cluden
| Owned | 61 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 75 |
| Rented | 39 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Cluden
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 57 |
| 2 | 62 |
| 3 | 28 |
| 4+ | 20 |
Commute to work in Cluden
| Car | 179 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 11 |
Top countries of birth in Cluden
| England | 11 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
12,280 bird observations recorded near Cluden — most often seen:
- Australian White Ibis (897)
- Masked Lapwing (827)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (612)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (500)
- Common Myna (479)
- Black Kite (464)
- Magpie-lark (460)
- Peaceful Dove (453)
- Great Egret (433)
- Australasian Darter (405)
- Pacific Black Duck (404)
- Little Black Cormorant (396)
- Magpie Goose (395)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Cluden
- Rainbow Lorikeet (388)
- Bush Stone-curlew (360)
- Great Bowerbird (358)
- Rock Dove (351)
- Australian Pelican (348)
- Royal Spoonbill (343)
- Southern Magpie-lark (332)
- Welcome Swallow (324)
- Whistling Kite (322)
- Brown Honeyeater (318)
- White-gaped Honeyeater (318)
- Eastern Peaceful Dove (314)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (308)
- Little Pied Cormorant (303)
- Intermediate Egret (293)
- Nutmeg Munia (292)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (283)
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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Streets
- Abbott Street (7)
- Bruce Highway (14)
- Carney Street (5)
- Dale Street (4)
- Dolby Street (2)
- Dommett Street (1)
- Edith Street (10)
- Forbes Street (64)
- George Street (3)
- Jurekey Street (12)
- Minehane Street (62)
- Newport Street (6)
- Penelope Road (13)
- Racecourse Road (27)
- Raecourse Road (1)
- Ron Mclean Drive (1)
- Tomkins Street (52)
