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El Arish QLD 4855

243 addresses · 21 streets

Kennedy Electorate › Cassowary Coast LGA › El Arish · 1293 km from Brisbane

Living Here

El Arish is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 337 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,148 a week, with median rent near $273 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

337Population
47Median age
$1,148Median household income / wk
$273Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Innisfail Aerodrome, 27.3 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 15.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in El Arish

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

Tree cover measures, El Arish QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202015.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202133.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.6% · Labour-force participation 54.3%

Population by age in El Arish
Population by age, El Arish QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-413
5-1442
15-1923
20-2414
25-3429
35-4439
45-5447
55-6462
65-7435
75-8424
85+11
Dwelling types in El Arish
Dwelling types, El Arish QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House116
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other7
Households by weekly income in El Arish
Households by weekly income, El Arish QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65021
$650-1,49957
$1,500-2,99937
$3,000+7
Top ancestries in El Arish
Top ancestries, El Arish QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English127
Australian102
Italian41
Irish38
Ancestry NS37
German34
Housing tenure in El Arish
Housing tenure, El Arish QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned65
Mortgage28
Rented29
Other0
Cars per household in El Arish
Cars per household, El Arish QLD (ABS Census 2021)
010
143
244
323
4+6
Commute to work in El Arish
Commute to work, El Arish QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car111
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home5
Top countries of birth in El Arish
Top countries of birth, El Arish QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Italy6
Croatia4
Germany4
New Zealand4
Languages used at home in El Arish
Languages used at home, El Arish QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin5
Croatian4
French3
Italian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

543 bird observations recorded near El Arish — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near El Arish

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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