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Hughenden QLD 4821

1,522 addresses · 82 streets

Kennedy Electorate › Flinders (Qld) LGA › Hughenden · 1159 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Hughenden is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,113 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,306 a week, with median rent near $160 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 37% 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.

1,113Population
42Median age
$1,306Median household income / wk
$160Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Hughenden, 250 m south-east · Airport: Hughenden Airport, 4.4 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 6.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Hughenden

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

Tree cover measures, Hughenden QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202116.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 58.5%

Population by age in Hughenden
Population by age, Hughenden QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-477
5-14136
15-1950
20-2458
25-34152
35-4498
45-54137
55-64148
65-74138
75-8483
85+30
Dwelling types in Hughenden
Dwelling types, Hughenden QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House321
Townhouse81
Apartment3
Other6
Households by weekly income in Hughenden
Households by weekly income, Hughenden QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65086
$650-1,499136
$1,500-2,999109
$3,000+45
Top ancestries in Hughenden
Top ancestries, Hughenden QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English432
Australian417
Irish136
Aboriginal135
Ancestry NS123
Scottish113
Housing tenure in Hughenden
Housing tenure, Hughenden QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned167
Mortgage84
Rented152
Other12
Cars per household in Hughenden
Cars per household, Hughenden QLD (ABS Census 2021)
025
1164
2134
360
4+27
Commute to work in Hughenden
Commute to work, Hughenden QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car361
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked42
Bicycle3
Home34
Top countries of birth in Hughenden
Top countries of birth, Hughenden QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand13
England11
India10
Bangladesh5
Philippines5
South Africa5
Languages used at home in Hughenden
Languages used at home, Hughenden QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Cantonese5
Afrikaans3
French3
Bengali3
Hindi3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,707 bird observations recorded near Hughenden — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Hughenden

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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