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Gargett QLD 4741

154 addresses · 18 streets

Capricornia Electorate › Mackay LGA › Gargett · 825 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Gargett is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 191 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,774 a week, with median rent near $290 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

191Population
45Median age
$1,774Median household income / wk
$290Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Pioneer Valley statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Gargett itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Mackay Airport, 44.6 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources6/10
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: 28.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Gargett

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

Tree cover measures, Gargett QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202028.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202149.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 68.5%

Population by age in Gargett
Population by age, Gargett QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-412
5-1426
15-1912
20-247
25-3415
35-4418
45-5434
55-6438
65-7413
75-848
85+0
Dwelling types in Gargett
Dwelling types, Gargett QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House71
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Gargett
Households by weekly income, Gargett QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6509
$650-1,49920
$1,500-2,99922
$3,000+12
Top ancestries in Gargett
Top ancestries, Gargett QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English92
Australian78
Irish28
Scottish20
German19
Maltese11
Housing tenure in Gargett
Housing tenure, Gargett QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned23
Mortgage27
Rented8
Other5
Cars per household in Gargett
Cars per household, Gargett QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
116
224
320
4+5
Commute to work in Gargett
Commute to work, Gargett QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car66
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home4
Top countries of birth in Gargett
Top countries of birth, Gargett QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England4
Ireland4
New Zealand4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,281 bird observations recorded near Gargett — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Gargett

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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