Damascus QLD 4671

Living Here

Damascus is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 96 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $933 a week, with median rent near $280 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. 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 Gin Gin statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Damascus itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 2 schools

  • Gin Gin State High School
  • Gin Gin State School
• 1 hospital

  • Gin Gin Hospital
• 1 vet

  • Vet Cross Gin Gin
• 2 libraries

  • Gin Gin Library
  • Library
• 1 service station

  • Puma
• 1 golf club

  • Gin Gin Golf Club
• 4 places to stay

  • Gin Gin Village Motor Inn
  • Gin Gin Central Motel Office
  • Gin Gin Central Motel
  • Hotel Gin Gin

Getting around. Airport: Bundaberg Airport, 37.3 km east.

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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: 35.7% 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.

Demographics

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,400 bird observations recorded near Damascus — most often seen:

• Torresian Crow (105)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (85)
• Magpie-lark (78)
• Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (70)
• Blue-faced Honeyeater (67)
• Willie Wagtail (62)
• Laughing Kookaburra (58)
• Australasian Figbird (57)
• Apostlebird (51)
• White-throated Honeyeater (50)
• Noisy Miner (49)
• Australian Magpie (48)
• Galah (48)

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 Damascus:

• Gin Gin (4.6 km)
• Maroondan (6.5 km)
• Mcilwraith (6.6 km)
• Tirroan (7.5 km)
• Redhill Farms (8.5 km)
• Bullyard (9.7 km)
• Monduran (10.2 km)
• Skyring Reserve (10.5 km)

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