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Gladstone Central QLD 4680

3,089 addresses · 46 streets

Flynn Electorate › Gladstone LGA › Gladstone Central · 441 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Gladstone Central is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,550 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,324 a week, with median rent near $240 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 30% of households own their home and 68% 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.

1,550Population
39Median age
$1,324Median household income / wk
$240Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Gladstone, 950 m south-east · Ferry wharf: Heron Island Ferry Terminal/Check-in, 1.3 km north-west · Airport: Gladstone Airport, 4.1 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 4.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Gladstone Central

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

Tree cover measures, Gladstone Central QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20213.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 10.6% · Labour-force participation 58.6%

Population by age in Gladstone Central
Population by age, Gladstone Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-488
5-14116
15-1984
20-24134
25-34260
35-44212
45-54246
55-64225
65-74130
75-8440
85+19
Dwelling types in Gladstone Central
Dwelling types, Gladstone Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House226
Townhouse69
Apartment408
Other0
Households by weekly income in Gladstone Central
Households by weekly income, Gladstone Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650189
$650-1,499178
$1,500-2,999195
$3,000+111
Top ancestries in Gladstone Central
Top ancestries, Gladstone Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English578
Australian432
Ancestry NS218
Irish164
Other156
Scottish113
Housing tenure in Gladstone Central
Housing tenure, Gladstone Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned112
Mortgage99
Rented469
Other12
Cars per household in Gladstone Central
Cars per household, Gladstone Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0127
1358
2139
340
4+20
Commute to work in Gladstone Central
Commute to work, Gladstone Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car465
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked85
Bicycle9
Home38
Top countries of birth in Gladstone Central
Top countries of birth, Gladstone Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand53
India49
England42
Philippines33
South Africa15
Italy13
Languages used at home in Gladstone Central
Languages used at home, Gladstone Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi18
Cantonese13
Hindi12
Spanish11
Nepali9
Sinhalese9

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

20,066 bird observations recorded near Gladstone Central — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Gladstone Central

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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