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Farleigh QLD 4741

390 addresses · 32 streets

Dawson Electorate › Mackay LGA › Farleigh · 813 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Farleigh is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 814 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,160 a week, with median rent near $298 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Maltese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

814Population
42Median age
$2,160Median household income / wk
$298Median rent / wk
2.8Avg 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: Farleigh itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Mackay, 10.5 km south-east · Airport: Mackay Airport, 11.8 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources8/10
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: 7.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Farleigh

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

Tree cover measures, Farleigh QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202134.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 70.2%

Population by age in Farleigh
Population by age, Farleigh QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-441
5-14113
15-1975
20-2456
25-3477
35-4474
45-54118
55-64142
65-7477
75-8431
85+10
Dwelling types in Farleigh
Dwelling types, Farleigh QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House261
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Farleigh
Households by weekly income, Farleigh QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65024
$650-1,49950
$1,500-2,99978
$3,000+74
Top ancestries in Farleigh
Top ancestries, Farleigh QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian325
English275
Maltese103
Ancestry NS91
Irish83
Scottish77
Housing tenure in Farleigh
Housing tenure, Farleigh QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned122
Mortgage93
Rented39
Other0
Cars per household in Farleigh
Cars per household, Farleigh QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
141
2120
355
4+45
Commute to work in Farleigh
Commute to work, Farleigh QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car314
Train0
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked20
Bicycle0
Home34
Top countries of birth in Farleigh
Top countries of birth, Farleigh QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England10
New Zealand9
South Africa7
Germany3
Ireland3
Philippines3
Languages used at home in Farleigh
Languages used at home, Farleigh QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,342 bird observations recorded near Farleigh — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Farleigh

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.