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Ellesmere QLD 4610

206 addresses · 16 streets

Maranoa Electorate › South Burnett LGA › Ellesmere · 151 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Ellesmere is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 334 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $972 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 5% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

334Population
52Median age
$972Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 16.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ellesmere

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

Tree cover measures, Ellesmere QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202126.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.2% · Labour-force participation 38.5%

Population by age in Ellesmere
Population by age, Ellesmere QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-418
5-1427
15-1923
20-2413
25-3427
35-4423
45-5443
55-6464
65-7456
75-8434
85+3
Dwelling types in Ellesmere
Dwelling types, Ellesmere QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House129
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other6
Households by weekly income in Ellesmere
Households by weekly income, Ellesmere QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65036
$650-1,49942
$1,500-2,99918
$3,000+12
Top ancestries in Ellesmere
Top ancestries, Ellesmere QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English152
Australian147
German33
Aboriginal31
Scottish31
Irish30
Housing tenure in Ellesmere
Housing tenure, Ellesmere QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned77
Mortgage40
Rented6
Other4
Cars per household in Ellesmere
Cars per household, Ellesmere QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
141
251
326
4+16
Commute to work in Ellesmere
Commute to work, Ellesmere QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car80
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home12
Top countries of birth in Ellesmere
Top countries of birth, Ellesmere QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England11
New Zealand11
Zimbabwe4
Canada3
Scotland3
Languages used at home in Ellesmere
Languages used at home, Ellesmere QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic4
French3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

475 bird observations recorded near Ellesmere — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ellesmere

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.