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Erub Island QLD 4875

98 addresses · 11 streets

Leichhardt Electorate › Torres Strait Island LGA › Erub Island · 2213 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Erub Island is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 326 people, with a median age of 30. The typical household earns around $974 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 8% of households own their home and 89% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Aboriginal, Ancestry NS, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

326Population
30Median age
$974Median household income / wk
$150Median rent / wk
3.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Torres Strait Islands statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Erub Island itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Darnley Island Airport, 1.3 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 13.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Erub Island

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

Tree cover measures, Erub Island QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202175.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.1% · Labour-force participation 41.4%

Population by age in Erub Island
Population by age, Erub Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-422
5-1468
15-1912
20-2422
25-3455
35-4439
45-5431
55-6439
65-7423
75-845
85+5
Dwelling types in Erub Island
Dwelling types, Erub Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House74
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Erub Island
Households by weekly income, Erub Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65020
$650-1,49930
$1,500-2,99918
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Erub Island
Top ancestries, Erub Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Other290
Aboriginal38
Ancestry NS24
English7
Australian4
Chinese0
Housing tenure in Erub Island
Housing tenure, Erub Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned6
Mortgage0
Rented70
Other3
Cars per household in Erub Island
Cars per household, Erub Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
034
128
211
30
4+0
Commute to work in Erub Island
Commute to work, Erub Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car44
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked26
Bicycle0
Home6
Top countries of birth in Erub Island
Top countries of birth, Erub Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Papua New Guinea3
Languages used at home in Erub Island
Languages used at home, Erub Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous276

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

262 bird observations recorded near Erub Island — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Erub Island

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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