Kerry QLD 4285
149 addresses · 12 streets
Wright Electorate › Scenic Rim LGA › Kerry · 70 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Kerry is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 306 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,625 a week, with median rent near $345 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Beaudesert statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kerry itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
1 hospital
Getting around. Airport: Southport Flying Club, 38.5 km north-east.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 28.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 28.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 50.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 69.4%
Population by age in Kerry
| 0-4 | 11 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 37 |
| 15-19 | 14 |
| 20-24 | 16 |
| 25-34 | 28 |
| 35-44 | 31 |
| 45-54 | 49 |
| 55-64 | 59 |
| 65-74 | 49 |
| 75-84 | 8 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Kerry
| House | 112 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Kerry
| <$650 | 9 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 30 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 46 |
| $3,000+ | 10 |
Top ancestries in Kerry
| English | 155 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 106 |
| Irish | 66 |
| Scottish | 49 |
| German | 22 |
| Aboriginal | 17 |
Housing tenure in Kerry
| Owned | 47 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 35 |
| Rented | 24 |
| Other | 8 |
Cars per household in Kerry
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 16 |
| 2 | 58 |
| 3 | 13 |
| 4+ | 17 |
Commute to work in Kerry
| Car | 105 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 10 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 33 |
Top countries of birth in Kerry
| New Zealand | 10 |
|---|---|
| England | 9 |
| South Africa | 3 |
Languages used at home in Kerry
| Australian Indigenous | 4 |
|---|---|
| Indonesian | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,977 bird observations recorded near Kerry — most often seen:
- Lewin's Honeyeater (181)
- Brown Gerygone (134)
- Eastern Whipbird (134)
- Golden Whistler (113)
- Australian King-parrot (75)
- Crimson Rosella (74)
- Torresian Crow (71)
- Grey Fantail (70)
- Wonga Pigeon (68)
- Green Catbird (66)
- Australian Logrunner (62)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (62)
- White-headed Pigeon (61)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Kerry
- Australian Magpie (55)
- Yellow-throated Scrubwren (54)
- Pied Currawong (52)
- Laughing Kookaburra (51)
- Eastern Spinebill (50)
- Willie Wagtail (50)
- Satin Bowerbird (49)
- Australian Wood Duck (48)
- Galah (47)
- Welcome Swallow (47)
- Black-faced Monarch (46)
- Pale-headed Rosella (45)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (45)
- White-browed Scrubwren (43)
- Magpie-lark (42)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (41)
- Noisy Miner (41)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Kerry:
- Nindooinbah (5.2 km)
- Cainbable (8.1 km)
- Sarabah (8.2 km)
- Tabooba (8.8 km)
- Cryna (9.3 km)
- Christmas Creek (9.6 km)
- Laravale (10 km)
- Tamrookum (11.5 km)
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Streets
- Cainbable Creek Road (3)
- Cryna Road (2)
- Duck Creek Road (7)
- Dunn Road (2)
- Erin View Road (1)
- Junction Road (13)
- Kerry Creek Road (6)
- Kerry Road (90)
- Kerry West Road (14)
- Nindooinbah Estate Road (1)
- Stephen Dunn Road (2)
- Yore Road (8)
