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Eli Waters QLD 4655

2,633 addresses · 75 streets

Hinkler Electorate › Fraser Coast LGA › Eli Waters · 244 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Eli Waters is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 3,758 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,038 a week, with median rent near $370 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 29% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,758Population
48Median age
$1,038Median household income / wk
$370Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Central Ave at Stockland Hervey Bay, Urraween, 2.9 km east · Airport: Hervey Bay Airport, 8.9 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
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: 29.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Eli Waters

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

Tree cover measures, Eli Waters QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202029.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202131.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.7% · Labour-force participation 40.2%

Population by age in Eli Waters
Population by age, Eli Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4161
5-14492
15-19218
20-24136
25-34348
35-44380
45-54363
55-64389
65-74683
75-84493
85+86
Dwelling types in Eli Waters
Dwelling types, Eli Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,348
Townhouse82
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Eli Waters
Households by weekly income, Eli Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650298
$650-1,499613
$1,500-2,999332
$3,000+78
Top ancestries in Eli Waters
Top ancestries, Eli Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English1,732
Australian1,380
Scottish388
Irish321
Ancestry NS272
Other246
Housing tenure in Eli Waters
Housing tenure, Eli Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned669
Mortgage312
Rented403
Other18
Cars per household in Eli Waters
Cars per household, Eli Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
035
1667
2516
3139
4+49
Commute to work in Eli Waters
Commute to work, Eli Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car896
Train0
Bus8
Tram/ferry0
Walked10
Bicycle7
Home62
Top countries of birth in Eli Waters
Top countries of birth, Eli Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England232
New Zealand155
India30
Philippines30
Germany26
Netherlands17
Languages used at home in Eli Waters
Languages used at home, Eli Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin18
Hindi17
German16
Bengali10
Tagalog10
Cantonese8

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

22,958 bird observations recorded near Eli Waters — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Eli Waters

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.