Dundathu QLD 4650
116 addresses · 9 streets
Hinkler Electorate › Fraser Coast LGA › Dundathu · 225 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Dundathu is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 238 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,281 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Burrum - Fraser statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Dundathu itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 schools
1 Catholic church
1 golf club
2 electricians
Getting around. Train station: Maryborough, 8.9 km south · Airport: Maryborough Airport, 6 km south.
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: 26.7% 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 | 26.7% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 55.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 0.9% · Labour-force participation 58.2%
Population by age in Dundathu
| 0-4 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 36 |
| 15-19 | 16 |
| 20-24 | 15 |
| 25-34 | 9 |
| 35-44 | 29 |
| 45-54 | 41 |
| 55-64 | 48 |
| 65-74 | 31 |
| 75-84 | 12 |
| 85+ | 5 |
Dwelling types in Dundathu
| House | 94 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Dundathu
| <$650 | 10 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 28 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 22 |
| $3,000+ | 6 |
Top ancestries in Dundathu
| Australian | 127 |
|---|---|
| English | 98 |
| Scottish | 25 |
| Irish | 19 |
| Aboriginal | 14 |
| Other | 11 |
Housing tenure in Dundathu
| Owned | 34 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 41 |
| Rented | 11 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Dundathu
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 26 |
| 2 | 35 |
| 3 | 19 |
| 4+ | 11 |
Commute to work in Dundathu
| Car | 86 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 10 |
Top countries of birth in Dundathu
| Philippines | 5 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 4 |
| England | 3 |
| India | 3 |
| South Africa | 3 |
Languages used at home in Dundathu
| Tagalog | 5 |
|---|---|
| Thai | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,413 bird observations recorded near Dundathu — most often seen:
- Pacific Black Duck (138)
- Dusky Moorhen (136)
- Little Black Cormorant (132)
- Magpie-lark (131)
- Willie Wagtail (125)
- Australasian Grebe (114)
- Comb-crested Jacana (114)
- Australian White Ibis (109)
- Plumed Whistling-duck (104)
- Little Pied Cormorant (90)
- Australian Wood Duck (88)
- Torresian Crow (84)
- Australasian Darter (80)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Dundathu
- Crested Pigeon (78)
- Intermediate Egret (74)
- Royal Spoonbill (69)
- Brown Honeyeater (66)
- Welcome Swallow (62)
- Masked Lapwing (61)
- Rufous Whistler (60)
- Cotton Pygmy-goose (59)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (58)
- Great Egret (57)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (55)
- Little Egret (51)
- Australasian Figbird (47)
- Australian Magpie (46)
- Laughing Kookaburra (43)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (41)
- Straw-necked Ibis (41)
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 Dundathu:
- Walliebum (2.4 km)
- St Helens (3.6 km)
- Island Plantation (4.3 km)
- Walkers Point (4.9 km)
- Prawle (5.1 km)
- Tandora (5.9 km)
- Aldershot (7 km)
- Maryborough (8.1 km)
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Streets
- Carter Lane (26)
- Churchill Mine Road (18)
- Dundathu Road (9)
- Maryborough - Hervey Bay Road (25)
- Peridge Road (4)
- Prawle Road (16)
- Ramsay Court (8)
- River Park Court (9)
- Starview Road (1)
