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Iama Island QLD 4875

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Leichhardt Electorate › Torres Strait Island LGA › Iama Island · 2230 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Iama Island is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 275 people, with a median age of 29. The typical household earns around $885 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 0% of households own their home and 93% rent. Most workers walk to work. Common community backgrounds include Ancestry NS, Aboriginal, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

275Population
29Median age
$885Median household income / wk
$150Median rent / wk
3.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Torres Strait Islands statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Iama Island itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Yam Island Airport, 250 m east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 63.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Iama Island

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

Tree cover measures, Iama Island QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202063.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202153.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.3% · Labour-force participation 40.1%

Population by age in Iama Island
Population by age, Iama Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-418
5-1460
15-1917
20-2421
25-3454
35-4427
45-5438
55-6424
65-7410
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in Iama Island
Dwelling types, Iama Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House67
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Iama Island
Households by weekly income, Iama Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65024
$650-1,49931
$1,500-2,99920
$3,000+3
Top ancestries in Iama Island
Top ancestries, Iama Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Other239
Ancestry NS21
Aboriginal13
Australian7
English4
Scottish3
Housing tenure in Iama Island
Housing tenure, Iama Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned0
Mortgage0
Rented64
Other5
Cars per household in Iama Island
Cars per household, Iama Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
049
120
20
30
4+0
Commute to work in Iama Island
Commute to work, Iama Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car27
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked42
Bicycle0
Home0
Top countries of birth in Iama Island
Top countries of birth, Iama Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Papua New Guinea16
Languages used at home in Iama Island
Languages used at home, Iama Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous236

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

109 bird observations recorded near Iama Island — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Iama Island

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.