Colosseum QLD 4677
131 addresses · 18 streets
Flynn Electorate › Gladstone LGA › Colosseum · 370 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Colosseum is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 184 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,187 a week, with median rent near $240 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 0% 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 Agnes Water - Miriam Vale statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Colosseum itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 golf club
1 place to stay
Getting around. Train station: Miriam Vale, 9.1 km north.
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: 54.8% 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 | 54.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 65.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.6% · Labour-force participation 57.4%
Population by age in Colosseum
| 0-4 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 22 |
| 15-19 | 6 |
| 20-24 | 7 |
| 25-34 | 5 |
| 35-44 | 17 |
| 45-54 | 29 |
| 55-64 | 40 |
| 65-74 | 31 |
| 75-84 | 8 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Colosseum
| House | 68 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Colosseum
| <$650 | 7 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 24 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 10 |
| $3,000+ | 11 |
Top ancestries in Colosseum
| Australian | 82 |
|---|---|
| English | 82 |
| Irish | 17 |
| Ancestry NS | 14 |
| German | 13 |
| Scottish | 13 |
Housing tenure in Colosseum
| Owned | 33 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 27 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 8 |
Cars per household in Colosseum
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 34 |
| 3 | 14 |
| 4+ | 7 |
Commute to work in Colosseum
| Car | 47 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 20 |
Top countries of birth in Colosseum
| New Zealand | 4 |
|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
290 bird observations recorded near Colosseum — most often seen:
- Laughing Kookaburra (15)
- Torresian Crow (14)
- Willie Wagtail (14)
- Australian Magpie (13)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (13)
- Noisy Friarbird (13)
- Pied Butcherbird (13)
- Rufous Whistler (13)
- Striated Pardalote (13)
- Pied Currawong (12)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (10)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (10)
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo (9)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Colosseum
- Grey Fantail (9)
- Pale-headed Rosella (9)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (9)
- Red-backed Fairy-wren (9)
- Australasian Figbird (8)
- Brown Honeyeater (8)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (8)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (8)
- Wedge-tailed Eagle (8)
- Whistling Kite (8)
- Leaden Flycatcher (7)
- Little Friarbird (7)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (6)
- Peaceful Dove (6)
- Pheasant Coucal (6)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (6)
- White-faced Heron (6)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Colosseum:
- Miriam Vale (9.1 km)
- Mount Tom (12.4 km)
- Bororen (19.3 km)
- Gindoran (20.5 km)
- Lowmead (22.7 km)
- Captain Creek (23.9 km)
- Taunton (24.3 km)
- Boyne Valley (24.6 km)
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Streets
- Bariveloe Road (7)
- Blackman Gap Road (23)
- Bruce Highway (26)
- Burgess Road (6)
- Cawthrays Road (4)
- Dahls Road (2)
- Dovedale Road (3)
- Forestry Road (6)
- Kiora Road (5)
- Lavender Road (9)
- Logan Road (2)
- Lowmead Road (25)
- Mackellor Road (1)
- Mcauliffe Road (1)
- Mossman Road (4)
- Mount Elmo Road (2)
- Vanderwolfs Road (3)
- Wards Road (2)
