Gulliver QLD 4812
1,588 addresses · 42 streets
Herbert Electorate › Townsville LGA › Gulliver · 1111 km from Brisbane
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Living Here
Gulliver is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 2,884 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,343 a week, with median rent near $270 a week. Most homes are houses. About 66% of households own their home and 33% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Gulliver - Currajong - Vincent statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Gulliver itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
5 doctors & medical clinics
1 dentist
3 optometrists
2 childcare & kindergartens
4 post offices
2 bakeries
3 hardware stores
2 electricians
Getting around. Train station: Townsville, 3.9 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Magnetic Island Ferries - Townsville Terminal, 6.4 km north-east · Airport: RAAF Base Townsville, 2.5 km north.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 2.6% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 5.5% · Labour-force participation 57.1%
Population by age in Gulliver
| 0-4 | 154 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 400 |
| 15-19 | 213 |
| 20-24 | 158 |
| 25-34 | 365 |
| 35-44 | 351 |
| 45-54 | 375 |
| 55-64 | 374 |
| 65-74 | 243 |
| 75-84 | 194 |
| 85+ | 60 |
Dwelling types in Gulliver
| House | 999 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 96 |
| Apartment | 26 |
| Other | 4 |
Households by weekly income in Gulliver
| <$650 | 225 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 337 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 324 |
| $3,000+ | 131 |
Top ancestries in Gulliver
| Australian | 1,065 |
|---|---|
| English | 996 |
| Irish | 348 |
| Scottish | 305 |
| Other | 301 |
| Ancestry NS | 282 |
Housing tenure in Gulliver
| Owned | 326 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 396 |
| Rented | 364 |
| Other | 8 |
Cars per household in Gulliver
| 0 | 94 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 436 |
| 2 | 393 |
| 3 | 122 |
| 4+ | 49 |
Commute to work in Gulliver
| Car | 986 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 7 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 20 |
| Bicycle | 21 |
| Home | 54 |
Top countries of birth in Gulliver
| England | 55 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 40 |
| Philippines | 35 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 |
| China | 10 |
| Thailand | 10 |
Languages used at home in Gulliver
| Australian Indigenous | 61 |
|---|---|
| Greek | 12 |
| Spanish | 11 |
| Cantonese | 10 |
| Arabic | 9 |
| Tagalog | 9 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
119,613 bird observations recorded near Gulliver — most often seen:
- Australian White Ibis (6,936)
- Peaceful Dove (6,380)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (6,253)
- Magpie-lark (6,050)
- Great Bowerbird (5,579)
- White-gaped Honeyeater (5,549)
- Brown Honeyeater (5,375)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (5,008)
- Masked Lapwing (4,891)
- Common Myna (4,770)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (4,522)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (4,241)
- Australasian Figbird (4,002)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Gulliver
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (3,474)
- Spangled Drongo (3,438)
- Bush Stone-curlew (3,329)
- Welcome Swallow (3,208)
- Australian Magpie (3,207)
- Yellow Honeyeater (3,197)
- House Sparrow (3,172)
- Pacific Black Duck (3,113)
- Rock Dove (2,983)
- Nutmeg Munia (2,792)
- Australasian Darter (2,770)
- Helmeted Friarbird (2,694)
- Magpie Goose (2,658)
- Little Black Cormorant (2,587)
- Torresian Imperial-pigeon (2,495)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (2,490)
- Little Pied Cormorant (2,450)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Gulliver:
- Vincent (1 km)
- Currajong (1.1 km)
- Pimlico (1.6 km)
- Aitkenvale (1.7 km)
- Mundingburra (1.7 km)
- Mysterton (2.1 km)
- Heatley (2.2 km)
- Garbutt (2.2 km)
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Streets
- Anne Street (8)
- Armit Street (3)
- Bailey Street (6)
- Begg Street (48)
- Brighton Street (54)
- Bristol Street (56)
- Burns Street (6)
- Cambridge Street (28)
- Chadwick Court (19)
- Charles Street (44)
- Core Street (4)
- Desailly Street (9)
- Deschamp Street (20)
- Devon Street (19)
- Downs Street (33)
- Fulham Road (166)
- Grosvenor Street (5)
- Halstead Street (104)
- Hand Street (11)
- Harvey Street (25)
- Hugh Street (18)
- Kent Street (68)
- Kingston Street (19)
- Leeds Street (51)
- Lonsdale Street (46)
- Mcdonald Street (63)
- Mcdougall Street (4)
- Mchardie Street (28)
- Mclean Street (62)
- Mooney Street (115)
- Palmerston Street (48)
- Parsons Street (13)
- Pearson Street (8)
- Perroux Street (44)
- Sargeant Street (61)
- Sheffield Street (28)
- Stafford Street (32)
- Swanson Street (8)
- Tippett Street (118)
- Tobruk Street (11)
- Tyrrell Street (74)
- Vivian Street (1)
