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Elliott Heads QLD 4670

879 addresses · 48 streets

Hinkler Electorate › Bundaberg LGA › Elliott Heads · 290 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Elliott Heads is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,160 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $1,026 a week, with median rent near $293 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,160Population
54Median age
$1,026Median household income / wk
$293Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bargara - Burnett Heads statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Elliott Heads itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Bundaberg Airport, 16.7 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 13.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Elliott Heads

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

Tree cover measures, Elliott Heads QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202112.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.3% · Labour-force participation 46.3%

Population by age in Elliott Heads
Population by age, Elliott Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-441
5-14138
15-1954
20-2430
25-3481
35-4497
45-54135
55-64254
65-74211
75-8491
85+14
Dwelling types in Elliott Heads
Dwelling types, Elliott Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House464
Townhouse0
Apartment9
Other11
Households by weekly income in Elliott Heads
Households by weekly income, Elliott Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650106
$650-1,499174
$1,500-2,999107
$3,000+48
Top ancestries in Elliott Heads
Top ancestries, Elliott Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English519
Australian464
Irish168
Scottish144
German90
Other77
Housing tenure in Elliott Heads
Housing tenure, Elliott Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned219
Mortgage132
Rented120
Other10
Cars per household in Elliott Heads
Cars per household, Elliott Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
07
1184
2190
370
4+24
Commute to work in Elliott Heads
Commute to work, Elliott Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car333
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked13
Bicycle0
Home18
Top countries of birth in Elliott Heads
Top countries of birth, Elliott Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England64
New Zealand31
South Africa8
Papua New Guinea6
Scotland6
Germany5
Languages used at home in Elliott Heads
Languages used at home, Elliott Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Japanese5
German4
Afrikaans3
Spanish3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,941 bird observations recorded near Elliott Heads — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Elliott Heads

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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