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Cow Bay QLD 4873

253 addresses · 24 streets

Leichhardt Electorate › Douglas LGA › Cow Bay · 1474 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Cow Bay is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 220 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $752 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

220Population
52Median age
$752Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
1.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Daintree statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cow Bay itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Ferry wharf: Daintree River Ferry, 5.7 km south-west · Airport: Bloomfield Airport, 41.4 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs3/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 84.5% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 14.1% · Labour-force participation 48.3%

Population by age in Cow Bay
Population by age, Cow Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-1414
15-1913
20-240
25-3416
35-4427
45-5450
55-6457
65-7431
75-8410
85+0
Dwelling types in Cow Bay
Dwelling types, Cow Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House98
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other3
Households by weekly income in Cow Bay
Households by weekly income, Cow Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65042
$650-1,49938
$1,500-2,99914
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Cow Bay
Top ancestries, Cow Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English83
Australian65
Ancestry NS43
Scottish23
German17
Irish14
Housing tenure in Cow Bay
Housing tenure, Cow Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned61
Mortgage23
Rented9
Other0
Cars per household in Cow Bay
Cars per household, Cow Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
03
150
234
38
4+0
Commute to work in Cow Bay
Commute to work, Cow Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car48
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home11
Top countries of birth in Cow Bay
Top countries of birth, Cow Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England11
New Zealand7
Germany5
Thailand4
United States4
Languages used at home in Cow Bay
Languages used at home, Cow Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
French7
Polish4

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9,083 bird observations recorded near Cow Bay — most often seen:

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