Suburby Get to know your Aussie suburb
List your business

Homebush QLD 4740

140 addresses · 18 streets

Capricornia Electorate › Mackay LGA › Homebush · 797 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Homebush is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 262 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $2,113 a week, with median rent near $365 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Maltese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

262Population
39Median age
$2,113Median household income / wk
$365Median rent / wk
3.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Walkerston - Eton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Homebush itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Mackay Airport, 17.3 km north-east.

Run a business in Homebush? Get listed →

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 14.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Homebush

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

Tree cover measures, Homebush QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202133.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 73.9%

Population by age in Homebush
Population by age, Homebush QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-427
5-1435
15-1923
20-2413
25-3423
35-4443
45-5434
55-6438
65-7426
75-8410
85+5
Dwelling types in Homebush
Dwelling types, Homebush QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House41
Townhouse40
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Homebush
Households by weekly income, Homebush QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6509
$650-1,49925
$1,500-2,99929
$3,000+21
Top ancestries in Homebush
Top ancestries, Homebush QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian128
English93
Maltese38
Scottish22
Other17
Ancestry NS16
Housing tenure in Homebush
Housing tenure, Homebush QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned43
Mortgage29
Rented10
Other3
Cars per household in Homebush
Cars per household, Homebush QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
112
228
321
4+17
Commute to work in Homebush
Commute to work, Homebush QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car99
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked10
Bicycle0
Home21
Top countries of birth in Homebush
Top countries of birth, Homebush QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Philippines7
New Zealand6
Malta5
Languages used at home in Homebush
Languages used at home, Homebush QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

296 bird observations recorded near Homebush — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Homebush

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 Homebush:

Embed this suburb

Add this free Homebush stat card to your own site — just copy the code:

Preview:

Cite this page

Quoting these figures? Copy the credit line:

Keep an eye on Homebush

One email when this data meaningfully changes — new census figures, prices, rankings. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.

Streets

Image — J Bar · CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons).