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Karragarra Island QLD 4184

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Bowman Electorate › Redland LGA › Karragarra Island · 39 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Karragarra Island is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 240 people, with a median age of 63. The typical household earns around $872 a week, with median rent near $268 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

240Population
63Median age
$872Median household income / wk
$268Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Ferry wharf: Lamb Island, 750 m north · Airport: Dunwich Airport, 14.3 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 51.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Karragarra Island

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

Tree cover measures, Karragarra Island QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202051.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202159.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.8% · Labour-force participation 32%

Population by age in Karragarra Island
Population by age, Karragarra Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-44
5-1410
15-1910
20-240
25-349
35-4414
45-5422
55-6468
65-7474
75-8426
85+0
Dwelling types in Karragarra Island
Dwelling types, Karragarra Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House111
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Karragarra Island
Households by weekly income, Karragarra Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65036
$650-1,49946
$1,500-2,99926
$3,000+3
Top ancestries in Karragarra Island
Top ancestries, Karragarra Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English121
Australian59
Scottish34
Irish27
German24
Ancestry NS23
Housing tenure in Karragarra Island
Housing tenure, Karragarra Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned72
Mortgage26
Rented15
Other0
Cars per household in Karragarra Island
Cars per household, Karragarra Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
012
157
227
315
4+0
Commute to work in Karragarra Island
Commute to work, Karragarra Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car9
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry7
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home12
Top countries of birth in Karragarra Island
Top countries of birth, Karragarra Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England18
New Zealand12
Scotland6
Germany5
Netherlands4
Poland4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

7,697 bird observations recorded near Karragarra Island — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Karragarra 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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