Drinan QLD 4671
71 addresses · 9 streets
Flynn Electorate › Bundaberg LGA › Drinan · 288 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Drinan is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 135 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $982 a week, with median rent near $276 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. 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 Gin Gin statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Drinan itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
1 golf club
Getting around. Airport: Bundaberg Airport, 34.9 km north-east.
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: 20.2% 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 | 20.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 30.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3% · Labour-force participation 53.7%
Population by age in Drinan
| 0-4 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 7 |
| 15-19 | 8 |
| 20-24 | 8 |
| 25-34 | 11 |
| 35-44 | 17 |
| 45-54 | 23 |
| 55-64 | 32 |
| 65-74 | 17 |
| 75-84 | 9 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Drinan
| House | 55 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Drinan
| <$650 | 14 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 15 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 7 |
| $3,000+ | 7 |
Top ancestries in Drinan
| Australian | 55 |
|---|---|
| English | 53 |
| German | 18 |
| Scottish | 15 |
| Other | 13 |
| Ancestry NS | 11 |
Housing tenure in Drinan
| Owned | 21 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 24 |
| Rented | 10 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Drinan
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 13 |
| 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 5 |
| 4+ | 11 |
Commute to work in Drinan
| Car | 41 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 3 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 11 |
Top countries of birth in Drinan
| New Zealand | 4 |
|---|---|
| England | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
280 bird observations recorded near Drinan — most often seen:
- Laughing Kookaburra (15)
- Magpie-lark (14)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (12)
- Crested Pigeon (12)
- Grey-crowned Babbler (12)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (11)
- Torresian Crow (11)
- Australasian Figbird (10)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (10)
- Noisy Miner (10)
- Pale-headed Rosella (10)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (10)
- Willie Wagtail (10)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Drinan
- Apostlebird (9)
- Australian Magpie (9)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (9)
- Peaceful Dove (9)
- Australian Wood Duck (8)
- Brown Honeyeater (8)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (8)
- Pied Butcherbird (8)
- Rufous Whistler (8)
- Whistling Kite (8)
- Double-barred Finch (7)
- Forest Kingfisher (7)
- Grey Butcherbird (7)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (7)
- Little Pied Cormorant (7)
- Nankeen Kestrel (7)
- Pacific Black Duck (7)
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 Drinan:
- Delan (4.6 km)
- Wallaville (5 km)
- Skyring Reserve (5.1 km)
- Mcilwraith (5.3 km)
- Redhill Farms (6 km)
- Duingal (7.6 km)
- Gin Gin (7.8 km)
- Maroondan (7.8 km)
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Streets
- Berrembea Road (9)
- Bruce Highway (2)
- Cloyne Road (12)
- Cloyne-pratts Road (2)
- Drinan Road (13)
- Grahams Road (3)
- Mcilwraith Road (3)
- Pratts Road (16)
- Wallaville Goondoon Road (11)
