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Keppel Sands QLD 4702

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Capricornia Electorate › Livingstone LGA › Keppel Sands · 512 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Keppel Sands is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 374 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $931 a week, with median rent near $240 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 16% 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.

374Population
58Median age
$931Median household income / wk
$240Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Rockhampton Region - East statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Keppel Sands itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Great Keppel Airport, 22.3 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 41.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Keppel Sands

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

Tree cover measures, Keppel Sands QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202041.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202158.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 45.3%

Population by age in Keppel Sands
Population by age, Keppel Sands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-414
5-1423
15-1915
20-2412
25-3420
35-4426
45-5454
55-6473
65-7478
75-8454
85+8
Dwelling types in Keppel Sands
Dwelling types, Keppel Sands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House156
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other8
Households by weekly income in Keppel Sands
Households by weekly income, Keppel Sands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65041
$650-1,49955
$1,500-2,99930
$3,000+16
Top ancestries in Keppel Sands
Top ancestries, Keppel Sands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English167
Australian156
Scottish46
Irish41
Ancestry NS36
Other24
Housing tenure in Keppel Sands
Housing tenure, Keppel Sands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned80
Mortgage49
Rented24
Other0
Cars per household in Keppel Sands
Cars per household, Keppel Sands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
05
163
259
328
4+7
Commute to work in Keppel Sands
Commute to work, Keppel Sands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car99
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked8
Bicycle0
Home5
Top countries of birth in Keppel Sands
Top countries of birth, Keppel Sands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England10
New Zealand8
Philippines6
United States5
Scotland3
Languages used at home in Keppel Sands
Languages used at home, Keppel Sands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,339 bird observations recorded near Keppel Sands — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Keppel Sands

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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