Downsfield QLD 4570
56 addresses · 8 streets
Wide Bay Electorate › Gympie LGA › Downsfield · 161 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Downsfield is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 86 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $725 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, 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 Gympie Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Downsfield 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: 58.1% 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 | 58.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 68.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 6.1% · Labour-force participation 42.9%
Population by age in Downsfield
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 10 |
| 15-19 | 11 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 6 |
| 35-44 | 15 |
| 45-54 | 5 |
| 55-64 | 17 |
| 65-74 | 17 |
| 75-84 | 3 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Downsfield
| House | 36 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Downsfield
| <$650 | 10 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 15 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Downsfield
| English | 34 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 30 |
| Irish | 15 |
| Ancestry NS | 12 |
| Dutch | 9 |
| German | 7 |
Housing tenure in Downsfield
| Owned | 23 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 8 |
| Rented | 8 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Downsfield
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 17 |
| 3 | 8 |
| 4+ | 3 |
Commute to work in Downsfield
| Car | 14 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 12 |
Top countries of birth in Downsfield
| England | 8 |
|---|---|
| Philippines | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
561 bird observations recorded near Downsfield — most often seen:
- Pacific Black Duck (30)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (27)
- Torresian Crow (25)
- Australasian Grebe (23)
- Dusky Moorhen (23)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (23)
- Southern Noisy Friarbird (22)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (20)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (20)
- Comb-crested Jacana (19)
- Eastern Red-backed Fairy-wren (19)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (18)
- Eastern Whipbird (18)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Downsfield
- Magpie-lark (18)
- Straw-necked Ibis (18)
- Australian Magpie (17)
- Eastern Pied Butcherbird (17)
- Little Pied Cormorant (17)
- Welcome Swallow (17)
- Willie Wagtail (17)
- Australasian Figbird (16)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (16)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (16)
- Australian Torresian Crow (15)
- Black Swan (15)
- Channel-billed Cuckoo (15)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (15)
- Green Figbird (15)
- Mainland Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (15)
- Pied Butcherbird (15)
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 Downsfield:
- Neerdie (4.9 km)
- Kia Ora (5.1 km)
- Ross Creek (6.4 km)
- Anderleigh (6.6 km)
- Goomboorian (6.9 km)
- North Deep Creek (9 km)
- Wilsons Pocket (11 km)
- Canina (11.2 km)
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Streets
- Anderleigh Road (4)
- Dam Road (1)
- Damm Road (4)
- Hogan Road (4)
- Kenins Road (5)
- O'meara Road (9)
- Sandy Creek Road (28)
- Tipman Road (1)
