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Crows Nest QLD 4355

1,485 addresses · 96 streets

Maranoa Electorate › Toowoomba LGA › Crows Nest · 98 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Crows Nest is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 2,212 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $913 a week, with median rent near $270 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,212Population
57Median age
$913Median household income / wk
$270Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Crows Nest - Rosalie statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Crows Nest itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Toowoomba City Aerodrome, 34.2 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 52.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Crows Nest

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

Tree cover measures, Crows Nest QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202052.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202166.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.7% · Labour-force participation 36.3%

Population by age in Crows Nest
Population by age, Crows Nest QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-474
5-14214
15-1998
20-2472
25-34170
35-44169
45-54233
55-64327
65-74396
75-84322
85+134
Dwelling types in Crows Nest
Dwelling types, Crows Nest QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House826
Townhouse35
Apartment7
Other24
Households by weekly income in Crows Nest
Households by weekly income, Crows Nest QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650246
$650-1,499364
$1,500-2,999155
$3,000+41
Top ancestries in Crows Nest
Top ancestries, Crows Nest QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English947
Australian813
Ancestry NS305
German263
Irish236
Scottish223
Housing tenure in Crows Nest
Housing tenure, Crows Nest QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned410
Mortgage216
Rented210
Other26
Cars per household in Crows Nest
Cars per household, Crows Nest QLD (ABS Census 2021)
051
1367
2304
393
4+47
Commute to work in Crows Nest
Commute to work, Crows Nest QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car449
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked46
Bicycle3
Home63
Top countries of birth in Crows Nest
Top countries of birth, Crows Nest QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England86
New Zealand33
Netherlands12
Germany11
United States9
Taiwan8
Languages used at home in Crows Nest
Languages used at home, Crows Nest QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin11
German7
Serbian6
Nepali5
Thai5
Spanish4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,380 bird observations recorded near Crows Nest — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Crows Nest

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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