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Kelso QLD 4815

4,496 addresses · 172 streets

Herbert Electorate › Townsville LGA › Kelso · 1105 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Kelso is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 10,599 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $1,626 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 32% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

10,599Population
34Median age
$1,626Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: RAAF Base Townsville, 14.2 km north.

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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: 21.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Kelso

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

Tree cover measures, Kelso QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202021.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202138.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.6% · Labour-force participation 61.5%

Population by age in Kelso
Population by age, Kelso QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4683
5-141,816
15-19758
20-24760
25-341,337
35-441,360
45-541,420
55-641,202
65-74858
75-84342
85+63
Dwelling types in Kelso
Dwelling types, Kelso QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House3,400
Townhouse56
Apartment12
Other0
Households by weekly income in Kelso
Households by weekly income, Kelso QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650406
$650-1,4991,028
$1,500-2,9991,189
$3,000+496
Top ancestries in Kelso
Top ancestries, Kelso QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian4,233
English4,011
Aboriginal1,240
Irish1,036
Scottish1,035
Other1,013
Housing tenure in Kelso
Housing tenure, Kelso QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned799
Mortgage1,486
Rented1,110
Other29
Cars per household in Kelso
Cars per household, Kelso QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0120
11,066
21,356
3570
4+316
Commute to work in Kelso
Commute to work, Kelso QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,631
Train0
Bus55
Tram/ferry0
Walked39
Bicycle17
Home174
Top countries of birth in Kelso
Top countries of birth, Kelso QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand217
England212
Philippines58
Papua New Guinea50
Germany35
Scotland27
Languages used at home in Kelso
Languages used at home, Kelso QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous79
Italian29
Thai17
German16
Filipino14
Tagalog14

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

42,533 bird observations recorded near Kelso — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Kelso

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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