Hervey Range QLD 4817
177 addresses · 21 streets
Kennedy Electorate › Charters Towers LGA › Hervey Range · 1122 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Hervey Range is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 295 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,875 a week, with median rent near $365 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Northern Beaches statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Hervey Range itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Getting around. Airport: RAAF Base Townsville;Townsville Airport, 32.2 km east.
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: 25.8% 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 | 25.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 54.3% |
Demographics
Population by age in Hervey Range
| 0-4 | 17 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 41 |
| 15-19 | 25 |
| 20-24 | 3 |
| 25-34 | 26 |
| 35-44 | 34 |
| 45-54 | 37 |
| 55-64 | 42 |
| 65-74 | 46 |
| 75-84 | 11 |
| 85+ | 8 |
Dwelling types in Hervey Range
| House | 96 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Hervey Range
| <$650 | 14 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 10 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 42 |
| $3,000+ | 17 |
Top ancestries in Hervey Range
| English | 137 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 120 |
| Irish | 44 |
| Scottish | 41 |
| Ancestry NS | 23 |
| Aboriginal | 13 |
Housing tenure in Hervey Range
| Owned | 40 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 43 |
| Rented | 6 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Hervey Range
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 17 |
| 2 | 40 |
| 3 | 26 |
| 4+ | 18 |
Commute to work in Hervey Range
| Car | 90 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 6 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 27 |
Top countries of birth in Hervey Range
| England | 12 |
|---|
Languages used at home in Hervey Range
| Thai | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
4,388 bird observations recorded near Hervey Range — most often seen:
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (207)
- Peaceful Dove (199)
- Black Kite (194)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (191)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (175)
- Magpie-lark (174)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (169)
- White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike (168)
- Yellow Honeyeater (166)
- Whistling Kite (162)
- White-throated Honeyeater (150)
- Australian Brush-turkey (147)
- Forest Kingfisher (142)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Hervey Range
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (139)
- Grey Fantail (135)
- Bush Stone-curlew (134)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (133)
- Blue-winged Kookaburra (133)
- Red-winged Parrot (132)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (131)
- Leaden Flycatcher (130)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (129)
- Mistletoebird (128)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (124)
- Pied Currawong (122)
- Spangled Drongo (121)
- Australasian Figbird (118)
- Pale-headed Rosella (114)
- Great Bowerbird (111)
- Laughing Kookaburra (110)
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 Hervey Range:
- Lynam (8.9 km)
- Alice River (13.3 km)
- Blue Hills (13.7 km)
- Bluewater Park (17.6 km)
- Rangewood (17.7 km)
- Black River (19.9 km)
- Yabulu (21.4 km)
- Jensen (21.5 km)
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Streets
- Bellona Road (1)
- Dotswood Road (1)
- Edward Road (6)
- Elliott Road (6)
- Ernest Road (3)
- Freestun Road (2)
- Fryers Road (38)
- Granitevale Road (1)
- Haar Lane (1)
- Hervey Range Road (49)
- Kathrine Road (6)
- Moodys Road (25)
- One Mile Road (4)
- Page Road (9)
- Rifle Range Road (5)
- Sanctuary Road (3)
- Sharps Road (6)
- Tabletop Road (2)
- Thornton Gap Road (6)
- Tonner Road (2)
- Yardley Road (1)
