Cungulla QLD 4816
313 addresses · 16 streets
Dawson Electorate › Townsville LGA › Cungulla · 1081 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Cungulla is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 307 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $1,147 a week, with median rent near $245 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. 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 Townsville - South statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cungulla itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
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: 35.3% 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 | 35.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 46.7% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 46.8%
Population by age in Cungulla
| 0-4 | 16 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 27 |
| 15-19 | 8 |
| 20-24 | 5 |
| 25-34 | 23 |
| 35-44 | 28 |
| 45-54 | 37 |
| 55-64 | 74 |
| 65-74 | 66 |
| 75-84 | 25 |
| 85+ | 5 |
Dwelling types in Cungulla
| House | 140 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Cungulla
| <$650 | 34 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 52 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 34 |
| $3,000+ | 8 |
Top ancestries in Cungulla
| Australian | 142 |
|---|---|
| English | 132 |
| Scottish | 41 |
| Irish | 40 |
| Aboriginal | 19 |
| German | 13 |
Housing tenure in Cungulla
| Owned | 77 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 42 |
| Rented | 11 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Cungulla
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 46 |
| 2 | 59 |
| 3 | 22 |
| 4+ | 10 |
Commute to work in Cungulla
| Car | 94 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 6 |
Top countries of birth in Cungulla
| England | 5 |
|---|---|
| Malaysia | 4 |
| New Zealand | 4 |
| Scotland | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
4,939 bird observations recorded near Cungulla — most often seen:
- Eastern Curlew (233)
- Whistling Kite (225)
- Black Kite (222)
- Masked Lapwing (217)
- Whimbrel (217)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (215)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (209)
- Silver Gull (201)
- Australian Pelican (200)
- Mangrove Honeyeater (199)
- Great Egret (198)
- Peaceful Dove (180)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (179)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Cungulla
- Bar-tailed Godwit (166)
- Blue-winged Kookaburra (163)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (156)
- Australian White Ibis (153)
- Brahminy Kite (151)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (143)
- Great Knot (136)
- White-faced Heron (133)
- Grey Plover (125)
- Grey-tailed Tattler (119)
- Spangled Drongo (118)
- Caspian Tern (117)
- Little Egret (117)
- Red-capped Plover (116)
- Forest Kingfisher (112)
- Dollarbird (111)
- Torresian Imperial-pigeon (108)
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 Cungulla:
- Cape Cleveland (9.3 km)
- Cromarty (10.5 km)
- Giru (13.5 km)
- Mount Elliot (13.9 km)
- Jerona (14.5 km)
- Mount Surround (16.6 km)
- Alligator Creek (17.1 km)
- Shirbourne (19 km)
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Streets
- Amberjack Court (15)
- Angel Street (2)
- Barracuda Court (16)
- Bonito Court (6)
- Cooldetta Street (4)
- Empress Close (79)
- Esplanade (1)
- Frank Randell Drive (22)
- George Ansell Avenue (24)
- John Dory Street (56)
- Kestrel Street (12)
- Limpet Court (7)
- Mulloway Court (10)
- Sandpiper Avenue (1)
- Snapper Court (14)
- Whiting Court (44)
