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Gatton QLD 4343

4,148 addresses · 164 streets

Wright Electorate › Lockyer Valley LGA › Gatton · 74 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Gatton is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 7,851 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $1,275 a week, with median rent near $295 a week. Most homes are houses. About 56% of households own their home and 42% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

7,851Population
33Median age
$1,275Median household income / wk
$295Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Gatton, 1.2 km north · Airport: Toowoomba City Aerodrome, 35.7 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 13.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Gatton

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

Tree cover measures, Gatton QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202127.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 56.5%

Population by age in Gatton
Population by age, Gatton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4439
5-14866
15-19507
20-24692
25-341,568
35-44902
45-54773
55-64730
65-74671
75-84481
85+205
Dwelling types in Gatton
Dwelling types, Gatton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House2,270
Townhouse303
Apartment127
Other28
Households by weekly income in Gatton
Households by weekly income, Gatton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650561
$650-1,499872
$1,500-2,999746
$3,000+301
Top ancestries in Gatton
Top ancestries, Gatton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian2,502
English2,343
Other1,251
German1,047
Irish611
Ancestry NS600
Housing tenure in Gatton
Housing tenure, Gatton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned837
Mortgage661
Rented1,133
Other44
Cars per household in Gatton
Cars per household, Gatton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0168
11,025
2894
3368
4+218
Commute to work in Gatton
Commute to work, Gatton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,803
Train0
Bus31
Tram/ferry0
Walked73
Bicycle8
Home156
Top countries of birth in Gatton
Top countries of birth, Gatton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
India324
Taiwan299
China130
New Zealand104
England99
South Korea94
Languages used at home in Gatton
Languages used at home, Gatton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin456
Gujarati195
Arabic110
Punjabi99
Korean85
Cantonese60

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

32,805 bird observations recorded near Gatton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Gatton

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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