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Degarra QLD 4895

48 addresses · 6 streets

Leichhardt Electorate › Douglas LGA › Degarra · 1506 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Degarra is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 80 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $849 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 52% of households own their home and 48% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Aboriginal, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

80Population
51Median age
$849Median household income / wk
$150Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Cape York statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Degarra itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Bloomfield Airport, 8.1 km north.

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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: 80.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Degarra

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

Tree cover measures, Degarra QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202080.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202190.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 17.4% · Labour-force participation 32.9%

Population by age in Degarra
Population by age, Degarra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-43
5-148
15-193
20-240
25-3411
35-446
45-5418
55-6413
65-7412
75-846
85+0
Dwelling types in Degarra
Dwelling types, Degarra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House23
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other12
Households by weekly income in Degarra
Households by weekly income, Degarra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6506
$650-1,4996
$1,500-2,9990
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Degarra
Top ancestries, Degarra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Aboriginal42
English17
Ancestry NS15
Australian10
Scottish7
Other4
Housing tenure in Degarra
Housing tenure, Degarra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned13
Mortgage0
Rented12
Other0
Cars per household in Degarra
Cars per household, Degarra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
03
113
28
30
4+4
Commute to work in Degarra
Commute to work, Degarra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car16
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home0
Top countries of birth in Degarra
Top countries of birth, Degarra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England4
Languages used at home in Degarra
Languages used at home, Degarra QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous25

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,345 bird observations recorded near Degarra — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Degarra

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.