Diglum QLD 4680
82 addresses · 11 streets
Flynn Electorate › Gladstone LGA › Diglum · 408 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Diglum is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 56 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,833 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers work from home. 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 Gladstone Hinterland statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Diglum 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: 39.5% 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 | 39.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 57.4% |
Demographics
Population by age in Diglum
| 0-4 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 9 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 6 |
| 35-44 | 3 |
| 45-54 | 14 |
| 55-64 | 14 |
| 65-74 | 5 |
| 75-84 | 4 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Diglum
| House | 12 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 4 |
Households by weekly income in Diglum
| <$650 | 4 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 0 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 3 |
| $3,000+ | 5 |
Top ancestries in Diglum
| Australian | 29 |
|---|---|
| English | 20 |
| Scottish | 7 |
| Aboriginal | 6 |
| Irish | 6 |
| Sth African | 3 |
Housing tenure in Diglum
| Owned | 8 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 5 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Diglum
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Diglum
| Car | 10 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 13 |
Top countries of birth in Diglum
| South Africa | 3 |
|---|
Languages used at home in Diglum
| Afrikaans | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
339 bird observations recorded near Diglum — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (18)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (17)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (15)
- Southern Squatter Pigeon (15)
- Australian Magpie (14)
- Brown Honeyeater (14)
- Laughing Kookaburra (14)
- Pacific Black Duck (14)
- Striated Pardalote (14)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (12)
- Pied Currawong (12)
- Australasian Figbird (11)
- Australian Wood Duck (11)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Diglum
- Dusky Moorhen (11)
- Grey Fantail (11)
- Little Friarbird (11)
- Rufous Whistler (11)
- Forest Kingfisher (10)
- Noisy Friarbird (10)
- Willie Wagtail (10)
- Australasian Darter (9)
- Golden Whistler (9)
- White-browed Scrubwren (9)
- White-faced Heron (9)
- Australian King-parrot (8)
- Blue-winged Kookaburra (8)
- Olive-backed Oriole (8)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (8)
- Silvereye (8)
- White-throated Honeyeater (8)
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 Diglum:
- Tablelands (16.4 km)
- Boynedale (18.6 km)
- Wooderson (18.9 km)
- Taragoola (21.6 km)
- Mount Alma (28.3 km)
- Calliope (29.1 km)
- River Ranch (30.7 km)
- Boyne Valley (32.9 km)
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Streets
- Abbotsford Road (1)
- Bindawalla Road (4)
- Cedar Creek Road (4)
- Clifton Road (15)
- Diglum Road (6)
- Gladstone - Monto Road (6)
- Marsh Road (9)
- Monomeath Road (1)
- Nellie Simpson Road (4)
- Rowanlea Road (8)
- Tableland Road (24)
