East Barron QLD 4883

Living Here

East Barron is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 278 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,542 a week, with median rent near $280 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 27% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Malanda - Yungaburra statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: East Barron itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 1 school

  • Yungaburra State School
• 1 café or restaurant

  • Gallow
• 1 Catholic church

  • St Patrick's Catholic Church
• 1 hospital

  • Atherton Hospital
• 1 library

  • Yungaburra Library
• 1 post office

  • Yungaburra Post Office
• 1 service station

  • Yungaburra Pit stop
• 1 golf club

  • Atherton Golf Course
• 6 places to stay

  • Yungaburra Bushland Cottages
  • The Gables
  • On The Wallaby
  • Mt Quincan Crater Retreat
  • Lakeside Caravan Park
  • Atherton Caravan Park and Units

Getting around. Airport: Mareeba Airport, 27.4 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 30% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 61.2%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

40,363 bird observations recorded near East Barron — most often seen:

• Australian Brush-turkey (2,542)
• Lewin's Honeyeater (2,276)
• Willie Wagtail (1,854)
• Australasian Figbird (1,653)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (1,635)
• Magpie-lark (1,557)
• Spectacled Monarch (1,473)
• Masked Lapwing (1,453)
• Pacific Black Duck (1,451)
• Brown Gerygone (1,429)
• Peaceful Dove (1,421)
• Bush Stone-curlew (1,410)
• Eastern Whipbird (1,334)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to East Barron:

• Yungaburra (4.3 km)
• Kureen (6.7 km)
• Atherton (7.6 km)
• Peeramon (7.9 km)
• Kairi (8 km)
• Barrine (9 km)
• Upper Barron (9.1 km)
• Malanda (9.4 km)

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