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Karawatha QLD 4117

352 addresses · 19 streets

Rankin Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Karawatha · 18 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Karawatha is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 337 people, with a median age of 31. The typical household earns around $2,531 a week, with median rent near $585 a week. Most homes are houses. About 95% of households own their home and 5% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, Indian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

337Population
31Median age
$2,531Median household income / wk
$585Median rent / wk
3.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Calamvale - Stretton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Karawatha itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Trinder Park, 1.3 km south-east · Bus interchange: Springwood station, 3.5 km east · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 27.1 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 80.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Karawatha

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

Tree cover measures, Karawatha QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202080.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202189.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 58.9%

Population by age in Karawatha
Population by age, Karawatha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-439
5-1465
15-1917
20-2414
25-3446
35-4486
45-5431
55-6410
65-7416
75-8411
85+0
Dwelling types in Karawatha
Dwelling types, Karawatha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House61
Townhouse18
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Karawatha
Households by weekly income, Karawatha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,49910
$1,500-2,99925
$3,000+30
Top ancestries in Karawatha
Top ancestries, Karawatha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Other117
Chinese77
Indian69
Ancestry NS46
Australian17
English10
Housing tenure in Karawatha
Housing tenure, Karawatha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned13
Mortgage59
Rented4
Other0
Cars per household in Karawatha
Cars per household, Karawatha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
111
250
318
4+4
Commute to work in Karawatha
Commute to work, Karawatha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car81
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home29
Top countries of birth in Karawatha
Top countries of birth, Karawatha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
India23
China21
Afghanistan14
Fiji14
Pakistan14
Philippines13
Languages used at home in Karawatha
Languages used at home, Karawatha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin40
Urdu30
Hindi28
Punjabi20
Cantonese17
Arabic14

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

30,416 bird observations recorded near Karawatha — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Karawatha

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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