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Kawungan QLD 4655

3,416 addresses · 118 streets

Hinkler Electorate › Fraser Coast LGA › Kawungan · 242 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Kawungan is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 5,460 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,148 a week, with median rent near $340 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. 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.

5,460Population
50Median age
$1,148Median household income / wk
$340Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kawungan itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Hervey Bay Bus Station, 1.9 km north-west · Airport: Hervey Bay Airport, 4.3 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 15.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Kawungan

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

Tree cover measures, Kawungan QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202015.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202120.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.6% · Labour-force participation 44.9%

Population by age in Kawungan
Population by age, Kawungan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4216
5-14637
15-19300
20-24214
25-34462
35-44551
45-54591
55-64727
65-74869
75-84577
85+326
Dwelling types in Kawungan
Dwelling types, Kawungan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,758
Townhouse283
Apartment8
Other34
Households by weekly income in Kawungan
Households by weekly income, Kawungan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650448
$650-1,499799
$1,500-2,999487
$3,000+200
Top ancestries in Kawungan
Top ancestries, Kawungan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English2,505
Australian2,047
Scottish624
Irish544
German400
Other368
Housing tenure in Kawungan
Housing tenure, Kawungan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned905
Mortgage582
Rented476
Other96
Cars per household in Kawungan
Cars per household, Kawungan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0124
1819
2744
3249
4+118
Commute to work in Kawungan
Commute to work, Kawungan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,499
Train0
Bus7
Tram/ferry0
Walked24
Bicycle7
Home103
Top countries of birth in Kawungan
Top countries of birth, Kawungan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England249
New Zealand192
Philippines50
Germany33
South Africa32
Scotland30
Languages used at home in Kawungan
Languages used at home, Kawungan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German19
Thai18
Spanish16
Mandarin15
Afrikaans14
Filipino12

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

7,231 bird observations recorded near Kawungan — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Kawungan

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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