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Karumba QLD 4891

490 addresses · 18 streets

Kennedy Electorate › Carpentaria LGA › Karumba · 1672 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Karumba is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 487 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $974 a week, with median rent near $220 a week. Most homes are houses. About 63% of households own their home and 32% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

487Population
55Median age
$974Median household income / wk
$220Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Karumba Airport, 3.3 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 6.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Karumba

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

Tree cover measures, Karumba QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20219.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.1% · Labour-force participation 53.1%

Population by age in Karumba
Population by age, Karumba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-411
5-1430
15-1913
20-2415
25-3441
35-4446
45-5478
55-64125
65-7484
75-8444
85+6
Dwelling types in Karumba
Dwelling types, Karumba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House150
Townhouse3
Apartment23
Other57
Households by weekly income in Karumba
Households by weekly income, Karumba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65068
$650-1,49959
$1,500-2,99950
$3,000+10
Top ancestries in Karumba
Top ancestries, Karumba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian181
English169
Ancestry NS51
Irish50
Scottish48
Aboriginal41
Housing tenure in Karumba
Housing tenure, Karumba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned111
Mortgage28
Rented70
Other12
Cars per household in Karumba
Cars per household, Karumba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
016
1113
272
315
4+11
Commute to work in Karumba
Commute to work, Karumba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car105
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked46
Bicycle9
Home14
Top countries of birth in Karumba
Top countries of birth, Karumba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England9
New Zealand6
China4
Germany4
Netherlands4
Ireland3
Languages used at home in Karumba
Languages used at home, Karumba QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin8
German5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

19,477 bird observations recorded near Karumba — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Karumba

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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