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Erakala QLD 4740

343 addresses · 22 streets

Dawson Electorate › Mackay LGA › Erakala · 810 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Erakala is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 763 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $3,103 a week, with median rent near $280 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

763Population
39Median age
$3,103Median household income / wk
$280Median rent / wk
3.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Mount Pleasant - Glenella statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Erakala itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Mackay, 7.6 km south-east · Railway halt: Mackay Miniature Railway, 7 km south-east · Airport: Mackay Airport, 9.1 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 12.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Erakala

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

Tree cover measures, Erakala QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202142.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.5% · Labour-force participation 73.8%

Population by age in Erakala
Population by age, Erakala QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-446
5-14126
15-1967
20-2439
25-3455
35-44122
45-54141
55-6483
65-7442
75-8424
85+6
Dwelling types in Erakala
Dwelling types, Erakala QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House216
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Erakala
Households by weekly income, Erakala QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6503
$650-1,49925
$1,500-2,99952
$3,000+92
Top ancestries in Erakala
Top ancestries, Erakala QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian326
English247
Irish87
Ancestry NS72
Scottish71
Other55
Housing tenure in Erakala
Housing tenure, Erakala QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned79
Mortgage109
Rented20
Other8
Cars per household in Erakala
Cars per household, Erakala QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
124
294
353
4+37
Commute to work in Erakala
Commute to work, Erakala QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car314
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked12
Bicycle3
Home31
Top countries of birth in Erakala
Top countries of birth, Erakala QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand15
India9
Ireland7
England5
Nepal4
Canada3
Languages used at home in Erakala
Languages used at home, Erakala QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Malayalam5
Nepali4
Australian Indigenous3
French3
German3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

573 bird observations recorded near Erakala — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Erakala

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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Streets

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