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Fraser Island QLD 4581

248 addresses · 22 streets

Wide Bay Electorate › Fraser Coast LGA › Fraser Island · 262 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Fraser Island is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 152 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,204 a week, with median rent near $54 a week. Most homes are houses. About 44% of households own their home and 29% rent. Most workers walk to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

152Population
52Median age
$1,204Median household income / wk
$54Median rent / wk
1.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 73% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Fraser Island

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

Tree cover measures, Fraser Island QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202073.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202182.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 61.6%

Population by age in Fraser Island
Population by age, Fraser Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-140
15-196
20-244
25-3434
35-4411
45-5423
55-6427
65-7431
75-846
85+0
Dwelling types in Fraser Island
Dwelling types, Fraser Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House35
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Fraser Island
Households by weekly income, Fraser Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65013
$650-1,49923
$1,500-2,99913
$3,000+3
Top ancestries in Fraser Island
Top ancestries, Fraser Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English62
Australian42
Scottish18
Irish17
German15
Ancestry NS15
Housing tenure in Fraser Island
Housing tenure, Fraser Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned15
Mortgage11
Rented17
Other16
Cars per household in Fraser Island
Cars per household, Fraser Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
016
121
210
34
4+4
Commute to work in Fraser Island
Commute to work, Fraser Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car18
Train0
Bus6
Tram/ferry0
Walked38
Bicycle0
Home13
Top countries of birth in Fraser Island
Top countries of birth, Fraser Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand9
England6
South Africa5
India4
Philippines4
Languages used at home in Fraser Island
Languages used at home, Fraser Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Hindi7
French5
Spanish4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

53 bird observations recorded near Fraser Island — most often seen:

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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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