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Emerald QLD 4720

9,637 addresses · 394 streets

Flynn Electorate › Central Highlands (Qld) LGA › Emerald · 656 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

A regional centre in Queensland's Central Highlands serving the coal and agriculture industries, Emerald has a young, working-age profile. Households average 2.7 people and the median age is 32. Median household income is strong at $2,202 a week, while rent is affordable at around $300.

Emerald is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 14,904 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $2,202 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 54% of households own their home and 44% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

14,904Population
32Median age
$2,202Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Emerald, 400 m north · Airport: Emerald Airport, 4.6 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 11.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Emerald

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

Tree cover measures, Emerald QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202132.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 73.8%

Population by age in Emerald
Population by age, Emerald QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,141
5-142,620
15-19982
20-241,001
25-342,347
35-442,359
45-541,871
55-641,532
65-74695
75-84272
85+81
Dwelling types in Emerald
Dwelling types, Emerald QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House3,984
Townhouse499
Apartment396
Other30
Households by weekly income in Emerald
Households by weekly income, Emerald QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650402
$650-1,499975
$1,500-2,9991,637
$3,000+1,394
Top ancestries in Emerald
Top ancestries, Emerald QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian5,773
English5,534
Irish1,655
Scottish1,605
Ancestry NS1,421
Other1,060
Housing tenure in Emerald
Housing tenure, Emerald QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned805
Mortgage1,835
Rented2,136
Other97
Cars per household in Emerald
Cars per household, Emerald QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0161
11,533
21,954
3777
4+432
Commute to work in Emerald
Commute to work, Emerald QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car5,776
Train0
Bus375
Tram/ferry0
Walked239
Bicycle51
Home357
Top countries of birth in Emerald
Top countries of birth, Emerald QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand593
Philippines252
South Africa216
England167
India111
Zimbabwe64
Languages used at home in Emerald
Languages used at home, Emerald QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans135
Tagalog106
Mandarin105
Filipino79
Punjabi59
Hindi43

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,501 bird observations recorded near Emerald — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Emerald

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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