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Edmonton QLD 4869

6,033 addresses · 224 streets

Kennedy Electorate › Cairns LGA › Edmonton · 1382 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Edmonton is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 11,409 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $1,643 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 33% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

11,409Population
33Median age
$1,643Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Gordonvale, 9.6 km south-east · Bus interchange: Mount Sheridan Plaza Bus Stop, 3.8 km north · Airport: Cairns Airport, 16.3 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 27.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Edmonton

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Edmonton QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202027.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202134.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.1% · Labour-force participation 63.1%

Population by age in Edmonton
Population by age, Edmonton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4866
5-141,889
15-19796
20-24694
25-341,651
35-441,515
45-541,549
55-641,119
65-74819
75-84381
85+133
Dwelling types in Edmonton
Dwelling types, Edmonton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House3,296
Townhouse67
Apartment279
Other12
Households by weekly income in Edmonton
Households by weekly income, Edmonton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650522
$650-1,4991,005
$1,500-2,9991,269
$3,000+542
Top ancestries in Edmonton
Top ancestries, Edmonton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian4,007
English3,588
Other2,013
Aboriginal1,304
Ancestry NS1,178
Irish1,013
Housing tenure in Edmonton
Housing tenure, Edmonton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned811
Mortgage1,567
Rented1,169
Other28
Cars per household in Edmonton
Cars per household, Edmonton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0161
11,098
21,495
3555
4+283
Commute to work in Edmonton
Commute to work, Edmonton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,620
Train6
Bus56
Tram/ferry3
Walked40
Bicycle20
Home444
Top countries of birth in Edmonton
Top countries of birth, Edmonton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand255
England222
Papua New Guinea152
Philippines139
Thailand66
India65
Languages used at home in Edmonton
Languages used at home, Edmonton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous132
Japanese90
Punjabi76
Italian50
Tagalog46
Filipino44

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

31,224 bird observations recorded near Edmonton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Edmonton

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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