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Hope Vale QLD 4895

493 addresses · 32 streets

Leichhardt Electorate › Hope Vale LGA › Hope Vale · 1582 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Hope Vale is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,004 people, with a median age of 29. The typical household earns around $827 a week, with median rent near $120 a week. Most homes are houses. About 11% of households own their home and 83% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Aboriginal, Australian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,004Population
29Median age
$827Median household income / wk
$120Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Cooktown Airport, 18.8 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 49% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Hope Vale

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

Tree cover measures, Hope Vale QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202049.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202182.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 21.6% · Labour-force participation 42.8%

Population by age in Hope Vale
Population by age, Hope Vale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4103
5-14188
15-1968
20-2477
25-34170
35-44117
45-54122
55-6484
65-7446
75-8414
85+6
Dwelling types in Hope Vale
Dwelling types, Hope Vale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House273
Townhouse10
Apartment7
Other6
Households by weekly income in Hope Vale
Households by weekly income, Hope Vale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650113
$650-1,49988
$1,500-2,99957
$3,000+18
Top ancestries in Hope Vale
Top ancestries, Hope Vale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Aboriginal862
Australian58
English50
Ancestry NS46
Other22
German13
Housing tenure in Hope Vale
Housing tenure, Hope Vale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned22
Mortgage10
Rented238
Other16
Cars per household in Hope Vale
Cars per household, Hope Vale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
067
1120
261
317
4+10
Commute to work in Hope Vale
Commute to work, Hope Vale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car166
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked30
Bicycle0
Home9
Top countries of birth in Hope Vale
Top countries of birth, Hope Vale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England7
Fiji4
Philippines4
Languages used at home in Hope Vale
Languages used at home, Hope Vale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous587

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

621 bird observations recorded near Hope Vale — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Hope Vale

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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