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Horseshoe Bay QLD 4819

719 addresses · 33 streets

Herbert Electorate › Townsville LGA › Horseshoe Bay · 1121 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Horseshoe Bay is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 611 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $1,067 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

611Population
57Median age
$1,067Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Magnetic Island statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Horseshoe Bay itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Nelly Bay Ferry Terminal, 3.9 km south · Ferry wharf: Magentic Island Ferries - Vehicle Waiting Area, 3.9 km south · Airport: RAAF Base Townsville;Townsville Airport, 17.4 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
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: 70.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Horseshoe Bay

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

Tree cover measures, Horseshoe Bay QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202070.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202182.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 9% · Labour-force participation 51.2%

Population by age in Horseshoe Bay
Population by age, Horseshoe Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-411
5-1454
15-1926
20-2410
25-3449
35-4449
45-5474
55-64162
65-74131
75-8437
85+8
Dwelling types in Horseshoe Bay
Dwelling types, Horseshoe Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House243
Townhouse3
Apartment0
Other11
Households by weekly income in Horseshoe Bay
Households by weekly income, Horseshoe Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65059
$650-1,49993
$1,500-2,99954
$3,000+28
Top ancestries in Horseshoe Bay
Top ancestries, Horseshoe Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English259
Australian221
Irish81
Scottish67
Other46
Ancestry NS41
Housing tenure in Horseshoe Bay
Housing tenure, Horseshoe Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned143
Mortgage72
Rented47
Other0
Cars per household in Horseshoe Bay
Cars per household, Horseshoe Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
012
1120
290
320
4+19
Commute to work in Horseshoe Bay
Commute to work, Horseshoe Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car126
Train0
Bus5
Tram/ferry4
Walked11
Bicycle3
Home32
Top countries of birth in Horseshoe Bay
Top countries of birth, Horseshoe Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England68
New Zealand26
Germany9
Italy8
Ireland7
Philippines6
Languages used at home in Horseshoe Bay
Languages used at home, Horseshoe Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German10
Spanish9
French7
Polish7
Italian6
Portuguese4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

14,208 bird observations recorded near Horseshoe Bay — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Horseshoe Bay

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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