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Freshwater Point QLD 4737

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Capricornia Electorate › Mackay LGA › Freshwater Point · 770 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Freshwater Point is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 174 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $2,250 a week, with median rent near $270 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

174Population
48Median age
$2,250Median household income / wk
$270Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Sarina, 10.3 km west · Airport: Mackay Airport, 31.1 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 40.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Freshwater Point

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

Tree cover measures, Freshwater Point QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202040.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202140.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.5% · Labour-force participation 60.7%

Population by age in Freshwater Point
Population by age, Freshwater Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-48
5-1420
15-195
20-2412
25-3413
35-4425
45-5434
55-6441
65-7418
75-848
85+0
Dwelling types in Freshwater Point
Dwelling types, Freshwater Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House60
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Freshwater Point
Households by weekly income, Freshwater Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6509
$650-1,49911
$1,500-2,99915
$3,000+16
Top ancestries in Freshwater Point
Top ancestries, Freshwater Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English73
Australian66
Ancestry NS25
Scottish24
Irish19
German10
Housing tenure in Freshwater Point
Housing tenure, Freshwater Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned26
Mortgage27
Rented6
Other0
Cars per household in Freshwater Point
Cars per household, Freshwater Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
110
228
310
4+7
Commute to work in Freshwater Point
Commute to work, Freshwater Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car63
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home6
Top countries of birth in Freshwater Point
Top countries of birth, Freshwater Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand6
South Africa6
England4
Languages used at home in Freshwater Point
Languages used at home, Freshwater Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

775 bird observations recorded near Freshwater Point — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Freshwater Point

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.