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Comet QLD 4702

214 addresses · 35 streets

Flynn Electorate › Central Highlands (Qld) LGA › Comet · 626 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Comet is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 360 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,575 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 12% 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.

360Population
41Median age
$2,575Median household income / wk
$150Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Central Highlands - West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Comet itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 14.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Comet

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

Tree cover measures, Comet QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202133.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.3% · Labour-force participation 73.7%

Population by age in Comet
Population by age, Comet QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-413
5-1452
15-1918
20-2432
25-3439
35-4448
45-5466
55-6445
65-7437
75-8422
85+0
Dwelling types in Comet
Dwelling types, Comet QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House115
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Comet
Households by weekly income, Comet QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65010
$650-1,49914
$1,500-2,99933
$3,000+37
Top ancestries in Comet
Top ancestries, Comet QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian163
English105
Ancestry NS58
Irish45
Scottish45
Aboriginal24
Housing tenure in Comet
Housing tenure, Comet QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned40
Mortgage36
Rented13
Other17
Cars per household in Comet
Cars per household, Comet QLD (ABS Census 2021)
05
114
250
329
4+27
Commute to work in Comet
Commute to work, Comet QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car127
Train0
Bus7
Tram/ferry0
Walked12
Bicycle0
Home60
Top countries of birth in Comet
Top countries of birth, Comet QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Philippines4
United States4
New Zealand3
South Africa3
Languages used at home in Comet
Languages used at home, Comet QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German5
Filipino3
Tagalog3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

109 bird observations recorded near Comet — most often seen:

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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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