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Drayton QLD 4350

1,498 addresses · 51 streets

Groom Electorate › Toowoomba LGA › Drayton · 111 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Drayton is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,813 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,362 a week, with median rent near $290 a week. Most homes are houses. About 57% of households own their home and 42% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,813Population
36Median age
$1,362Median household income / wk
$290Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Drayton - Harristown statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Drayton itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Toowoomba, 6 km north-east · Bus interchange: Harristown High School bus interchange, 3.4 km north-east · Airport: Toowoomba City Aerodrome, 5.9 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 37.8% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 6% · Labour-force participation 63.6%

Population by age in Drayton
Population by age, Drayton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-489
5-14201
15-19144
20-24161
25-34266
35-44193
45-54206
55-64220
65-74219
75-8485
85+23
Dwelling types in Drayton
Dwelling types, Drayton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House522
Townhouse83
Apartment107
Other0
Households by weekly income in Drayton
Households by weekly income, Drayton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650127
$650-1,499249
$1,500-2,999213
$3,000+73
Top ancestries in Drayton
Top ancestries, Drayton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian753
English687
Irish207
Other190
German172
Scottish169
Housing tenure in Drayton
Housing tenure, Drayton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned200
Mortgage203
Rented293
Other7
Cars per household in Drayton
Cars per household, Drayton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
030
1269
2267
385
4+66
Commute to work in Drayton
Commute to work, Drayton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car697
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked15
Bicycle0
Home42
Top countries of birth in Drayton
Top countries of birth, Drayton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
India37
England21
New Zealand18
Nepal14
Philippines14
Iraq12
Languages used at home in Drayton
Languages used at home, Drayton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic18
Punjabi15
Malayalam15
Nepali14
Mandarin7
Sinhalese5

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