Gregory River QLD 4800
178 addresses · 10 streets
Dawson Electorate › Whitsunday LGA › Gregory River · 921 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Gregory River is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 427 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,775 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 95% of households own their home and 5% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Proserpine statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Gregory River itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
Getting around. Airport: Whitsunday Airstrip, 23.8 km east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 55% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 58.7%
Population by age in Gregory River
| 0-4 | 31 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 76 |
| 15-19 | 23 |
| 20-24 | 6 |
| 25-34 | 49 |
| 35-44 | 57 |
| 45-54 | 47 |
| 55-64 | 60 |
| 65-74 | 64 |
| 75-84 | 15 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Gregory River
| House | 125 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Gregory River
| <$650 | 23 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 29 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 31 |
| $3,000+ | 23 |
Top ancestries in Gregory River
| English | 167 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 152 |
| Ancestry NS | 73 |
| Irish | 53 |
| Scottish | 50 |
| German | 34 |
Housing tenure in Gregory River
| Owned | 54 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 61 |
| Rented | 6 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Gregory River
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 48 |
| 3 | 28 |
| 4+ | 20 |
Commute to work in Gregory River
| Car | 114 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 7 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 26 |
Top countries of birth in Gregory River
| New Zealand | 10 |
|---|---|
| England | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
228 bird observations recorded near Gregory River — most often seen:
- Black Kite (18)
- Whistling Kite (15)
- Laughing Kookaburra (11)
- Leaden Flycatcher (11)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (10)
- White-faced Heron (9)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (8)
- Brown Falcon (8)
- Red-backed Fairy-wren (8)
- Spangled Drongo (8)
- White-bellied Sea-eagle (8)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (8)
- Willie Wagtail (8)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Gregory River
- Masked Lapwing (7)
- Nankeen Kestrel (7)
- Chestnut-breasted Munia (6)
- Fairy Martin (6)
- Helmeted Friarbird (6)
- Mistletoebird (6)
- Pied Butcherbird (6)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (6)
- Straw-necked Ibis (6)
- Varied Triller (6)
- Welcome Swallow (6)
- Australasian Figbird (5)
- Australian Brush-turkey (5)
- Australian Magpie (5)
- Dusky Honeyeater (5)
- Fairy Gerygone (5)
- Golden-headed Cisticola (5)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Gregory River:
- Myrtlevale (6.1 km)
- Foxdale (7.8 km)
- Strathdickie (9.9 km)
- Mount Pluto (10.4 km)
- Crystal Brook (11.1 km)
- Sugarloaf (11.4 km)
- Riordanvale (12.6 km)
- Hamilton Plains (13 km)
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Streets
- Ashton Road (10)
- Bruce Highway (42)
- De Boni Road (7)
- Dingo Beach Road (52)
- Gregory - Cannon Valley Road (26)
- Gregory River Road (3)
- Parkinson Road (1)
- Patullo Road (31)
- Rosetti Road (3)
- Wilson Road (3)
