Douglas QLD 4354
69 addresses · 16 streets
Groom Electorate › Townsville LGA › Douglas · 112 km from Brisbane
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.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Crows Nest - Rosalie statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Douglas itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 library
1 golf club
Getting around. Airport: Oakey Army Aviation Centre, 20.2 km south-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 24.4% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 67.2%
Population by age in Douglas
| 0-4 | 391 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 796 |
| 15-19 | 931 |
| 20-24 | 1,437 |
| 25-34 | 1,261 |
| 35-44 | 907 |
| 45-54 | 789 |
| 55-64 | 581 |
| 65-74 | 426 |
| 75-84 | 159 |
| 85+ | 100 |
Dwelling types in Douglas
| House | 2,092 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 98 |
| Apartment | 283 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Douglas
| <$650 | 237 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 534 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 880 |
| $3,000+ | 606 |
Top ancestries in Douglas
| Australian | 2,561 |
|---|---|
| English | 2,498 |
| Other | 1,205 |
| Irish | 785 |
| Scottish | 733 |
| Ancestry NS | 564 |
Housing tenure in Douglas
| Owned | 449 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 724 |
| Rented | 1,272 |
| Other | 21 |
Cars per household in Douglas
| 0 | 38 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 826 |
| 2 | 1,059 |
| 3 | 358 |
| 4+ | 182 |
Commute to work in Douglas
| Car | 3,164 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 48 |
| Tram/ferry | 4 |
| Walked | 102 |
| Bicycle | 73 |
| Home | 190 |
Top countries of birth in Douglas
| India | 453 |
|---|---|
| England | 177 |
| New Zealand | 151 |
| Sri Lanka | 91 |
| Philippines | 89 |
| South Africa | 89 |
Languages used at home in Douglas
| Malayalam | 306 |
|---|---|
| Punjabi | 91 |
| Sinhalese | 77 |
| Mandarin | 74 |
| Tamil | 67 |
| Hindi | 65 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
475 bird observations recorded near Douglas — most often seen:
- Noisy Miner (32)
- Torresian Crow (31)
- Australian Magpie (30)
- Pied Currawong (23)
- Striated Pardalote (23)
- Magpie-lark (22)
- Apostlebird (21)
- Superb Fairy-wren (21)
- Galah (19)
- Willie Wagtail (19)
- Crested Pigeon (18)
- Grey-crowned Babbler (16)
- Pied Butcherbird (16)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Douglas
- Pale-headed Rosella (15)
- Grey Fantail (14)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (14)
- Laughing Kookaburra (13)
- Rufous Whistler (12)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (11)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (11)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (11)
- Noisy Friarbird (10)
- Pheasant Coucal (10)
- Speckled Warbler (10)
- Variegated Fairy-wren (10)
- Red-backed Fairy-wren (9)
- Silvereye (9)
- Welcome Swallow (9)
- Australian King-parrot (8)
- Double-barred Finch (8)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Douglas:
- Groomsville (4.8 km)
- Goombungee (5.8 km)
- Bergen (6.7 km)
- Plainby (7.6 km)
- Muniganeen (7.7 km)
- Whichello (8.8 km)
- Boodua (10.3 km)
- Haden (11 km)
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Streets
- Cozens Road (4)
- Douglas Plainby Road (6)
- Gomoran Bergen Road (9)
- Gomoran Douglas Road (7)
- Goombungee Meringandan Road (1)
- Guy Road (1)
- Hartwig Road (4)
- Hartwigs Road (5)
- Pechey - Maclagan Road (10)
- Plainby Douglas Road (5)
- Schmaling Road (6)
- Stenzel Road (3)
- Thuns Road (3)
- Welkes Road (2)
- Wirraglen Road (1)
- Zimmerman Road (2)
