Halifax QLD 4850
447 addresses · 34 streets
Kennedy Electorate › Hinchinbrook LGA › Halifax · 1205 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Halifax is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 477 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $970 a week, with median rent near $160 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Ingham Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Halifax itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 supermarket
1 pharmacy
1 medical clinic
1 butcher
Getting around. Airport: Ingham Airport, 17.5 km south-west.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 45.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 45.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 19.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.6% · Labour-force participation 46.7%
Population by age in Halifax
| 0-4 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 45 |
| 15-19 | 24 |
| 20-24 | 18 |
| 25-34 | 32 |
| 35-44 | 34 |
| 45-54 | 53 |
| 55-64 | 101 |
| 65-74 | 101 |
| 75-84 | 49 |
| 85+ | 12 |
Dwelling types in Halifax
| House | 196 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 18 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Halifax
| <$650 | 61 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 63 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 49 |
| $3,000+ | 19 |
Top ancestries in Halifax
| English | 198 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 148 |
| Italian | 102 |
| Aboriginal | 50 |
| Irish | 45 |
| German | 33 |
Housing tenure in Halifax
| Owned | 103 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 52 |
| Rented | 49 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Halifax
| 0 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 76 |
| 2 | 90 |
| 3 | 22 |
| 4+ | 15 |
Commute to work in Halifax
| Car | 139 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 13 |
| Bicycle | 4 |
| Home | 4 |
Top countries of birth in Halifax
| Italy | 12 |
|---|---|
| England | 11 |
| New Zealand | 6 |
| Philippines | 6 |
| Germany | 3 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
Languages used at home in Halifax
| Italian | 8 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
714 bird observations recorded near Halifax — most often seen:
- Masked Lapwing (52)
- Crimson Finch (36)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (33)
- Willie Wagtail (33)
- Australian White Ibis (31)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (31)
- Common Myna (30)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (29)
- Magpie Goose (28)
- Magpie-lark (28)
- Chestnut-breasted Munia (26)
- Pacific Black Duck (26)
- Peaceful Dove (25)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Halifax
- Southern Magpie-lark (23)
- Fairy Martin (21)
- Straw-necked Ibis (20)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (19)
- Spangled Drongo (19)
- Comb-crested Jacana (18)
- Intermediate Egret (18)
- Whistling Kite (18)
- Yellow Oriole (18)
- Black Kite (17)
- Black-faced Woodswallow (17)
- Bush Stone-curlew (17)
- Great Egret (17)
- Welcome Swallow (17)
- Eastern Peaceful Dove (16)
- Metallic Starling (16)
- Brolga (15)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Halifax:
- Macknade (3.3 km)
- Cordelia (3.9 km)
- Taylors Beach (6.6 km)
- Lucinda (6.8 km)
- Braemeadows (8.7 km)
- Foresthome (9.8 km)
- Bemerside (10.5 km)
- Victoria Plantation (11.3 km)
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Streets
- Acacia Road (5)
- Alice Street (2)
- Alma Street (10)
- Anderssen Street (24)
- Argaet Street (5)
- Barbagallos Road (2)
- Echidna Street (1)
- Eddleston Drive (1)
- Filippi Road (1)
- Four Mile Road (1)
- Halifax Road (1)
- Herron Street (6)
- Hinchinbrook Court (12)
- Hoffensetz Street (5)
- Jessup Avenue (5)
- Lucinda Road (10)
- Macrossan Street (45)
- Mahonys Road (1)
- Mambrini Street (14)
- Mona Road (44)
- Musgrave Street (32)
- Phillips Court (25)
- Reitanos Road (2)
- Rifle Range Road (1)
- River Avenue (12)
- Riverdowns Drive (26)
- Rosendahl Street (6)
- Rupp Street (4)
- Scott Street (98)
- Shaws Avenue (14)
- Stephensen Avenue (5)
- Taylors Beach Road (11)
- Vellas Road (2)
- Victoria Terrace (14)
