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Highworth QLD 4560

192 addresses · 12 streets

Fairfax Electorate › Sunshine Coast LGA › Highworth · 95 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Highworth is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 348 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,674 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

348Population
40Median age
$1,674Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Nambour, 2.8 km east · Tram stop: Nambour, 2.8 km east · Railway halt: Sunshine Railway Modellers Society., 2.5 km east · Airport: Sunshine Coast Airport, 15.7 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 35.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Highworth

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

Tree cover measures, Highworth QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202035.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202167.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 58%

Population by age in Highworth
Population by age, Highworth QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-426
5-1440
15-1925
20-2413
25-3451
35-4440
45-5435
55-6447
65-7449
75-8422
85+9
Dwelling types in Highworth
Dwelling types, Highworth QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House129
Townhouse0
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Highworth
Households by weekly income, Highworth QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65024
$650-1,49932
$1,500-2,99938
$3,000+17
Top ancestries in Highworth
Top ancestries, Highworth QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English153
Australian134
Irish50
Scottish47
German26
Ancestry NS20
Housing tenure in Highworth
Housing tenure, Highworth QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned43
Mortgage65
Rented18
Other0
Cars per household in Highworth
Cars per household, Highworth QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
143
250
315
4+11
Commute to work in Highworth
Commute to work, Highworth QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car119
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home14
Top countries of birth in Highworth
Top countries of birth, Highworth QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England19
New Zealand7
Indonesia6
Malaysia4
South Africa4
Scotland3
Languages used at home in Highworth
Languages used at home, Highworth QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Indonesian8
Afrikaans4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

17,218 bird observations recorded near Highworth — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Highworth

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.