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Island Plantation QLD 4650

70 addresses · 9 streets

Wide Bay Electorate › Fraser Coast LGA › Island Plantation · 221 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Island Plantation is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 155 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,333 a week, with median rent near $315 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

155Population
50Median age
$1,333Median household income / wk
$315Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Maryborough (Qld) statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Island Plantation itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Maryborough, 4.7 km south-west · Airport: Maryborough Airport, 1.8 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 13.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Island Plantation

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

Tree cover measures, Island Plantation QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202123.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.6% · Labour-force participation 52.8%

Population by age in Island Plantation
Population by age, Island Plantation QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-413
5-1416
15-1910
20-246
25-3415
35-4413
45-5429
55-6431
65-7414
75-8418
85+4
Dwelling types in Island Plantation
Dwelling types, Island Plantation QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House54
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Island Plantation
Households by weekly income, Island Plantation QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6505
$650-1,49928
$1,500-2,99917
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Island Plantation
Top ancestries, Island Plantation QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English81
Australian55
German32
Scottish20
Irish8
Italian4
Housing tenure in Island Plantation
Housing tenure, Island Plantation QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned31
Mortgage19
Rented7
Other0
Cars per household in Island Plantation
Cars per household, Island Plantation QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
111
221
311
4+8
Commute to work in Island Plantation
Commute to work, Island Plantation QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car44
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked9
Bicycle0
Home4
Top countries of birth in Island Plantation
Top countries of birth, Island Plantation QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England6
New Zealand5
Languages used at home in Island Plantation
Languages used at home, Island Plantation QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,751 bird observations recorded near Island Plantation — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Island Plantation

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.