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Currajong QLD 4812

1,894 addresses · 47 streets

Herbert Electorate › Townsville LGA › Currajong · 1112 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Currajong is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 2,490 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,429 a week, with median rent near $270 a week. Most homes are houses. About 63% of households own their home and 36% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,490Population
39Median age
$1,429Median household income / wk
$270Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Gulliver - Currajong - Vincent statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Currajong itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Townsville, 3.2 km east · Ferry wharf: Magnetic Island Ferries - Townsville Terminal, 5.5 km north-east · Airport: RAAF Base Townsville, 1.8 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 7.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Currajong

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

Tree cover measures, Currajong QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20212.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.8% · Labour-force participation 62.4%

Population by age in Currajong
Population by age, Currajong QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4136
5-14339
15-19137
20-24136
25-34359
35-44322
45-54317
55-64335
65-74230
75-84139
85+43
Dwelling types in Currajong
Dwelling types, Currajong QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House774
Townhouse173
Apartment23
Other25
Households by weekly income in Currajong
Households by weekly income, Currajong QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650182
$650-1,499302
$1,500-2,999300
$3,000+148
Top ancestries in Currajong
Top ancestries, Currajong QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English929
Australian928
Irish285
Other269
Scottish268
Aboriginal208
Housing tenure in Currajong
Housing tenure, Currajong QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned260
Mortgage367
Rented359
Other9
Cars per household in Currajong
Cars per household, Currajong QLD (ABS Census 2021)
076
1393
2355
3117
4+47
Commute to work in Currajong
Commute to work, Currajong QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car922
Train0
Bus11
Tram/ferry0
Walked25
Bicycle10
Home65
Top countries of birth in Currajong
Top countries of birth, Currajong QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Philippines49
England47
New Zealand42
Papua New Guinea13
Thailand12
India8
Languages used at home in Currajong
Languages used at home, Currajong QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog24
Australian Indigenous18
Greek13
Filipino11
Thai6
Spanish5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

127,691 bird observations recorded near Currajong — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Currajong

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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