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Douglas QLD 4814

3,230 addresses · 133 streets

Herbert Electorate › Townsville LGA › Douglas · 1109 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Douglas is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 7,780 people, with a median age of 26. The typical household earns around $2,025 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 48% of households own their home and 52% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

7,780Population
26Median age
$2,025Median household income / wk
$360Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Townsville, 8.8 km north-east · Airport: RAAF Base Townsville, 6.9 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 25.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Douglas

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

Tree cover measures, Douglas QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202025.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202141.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 67.2%

Population by age in Douglas
Population by age, Douglas QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4391
5-14796
15-19931
20-241,437
25-341,261
35-44907
45-54789
55-64581
65-74426
75-84159
85+100
Dwelling types in Douglas
Dwelling types, Douglas QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House2,092
Townhouse98
Apartment283
Other0
Households by weekly income in Douglas
Households by weekly income, Douglas QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650237
$650-1,499534
$1,500-2,999880
$3,000+606
Top ancestries in Douglas
Top ancestries, Douglas QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian2,561
English2,498
Other1,205
Irish785
Scottish733
Ancestry NS564
Housing tenure in Douglas
Housing tenure, Douglas QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned449
Mortgage724
Rented1,272
Other21
Cars per household in Douglas
Cars per household, Douglas QLD (ABS Census 2021)
038
1826
21,059
3358
4+182
Commute to work in Douglas
Commute to work, Douglas QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,164
Train0
Bus48
Tram/ferry4
Walked102
Bicycle73
Home190
Top countries of birth in Douglas
Top countries of birth, Douglas QLD (ABS Census 2021)
India453
England177
New Zealand151
Sri Lanka91
Philippines89
South Africa89
Languages used at home in Douglas
Languages used at home, Douglas QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Malayalam306
Punjabi91
Sinhalese77
Mandarin74
Tamil67
Hindi65

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

109,119 bird observations recorded near Douglas — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Douglas

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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