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Koumala QLD 4738

446 addresses · 64 streets

Capricornia Electorate › Mackay LGA › Koumala · 754 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Koumala is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 772 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,833 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

772Population
45Median age
$1,833Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Mackay Airport, 51.4 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources7/10
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: 45.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Koumala

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

Tree cover measures, Koumala QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202045.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202161.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.6% · Labour-force participation 60.4%

Population by age in Koumala
Population by age, Koumala QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-442
5-14113
15-1929
20-2422
25-3462
35-44112
45-54108
55-64122
65-74129
75-8422
85+4
Dwelling types in Koumala
Dwelling types, Koumala QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House238
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other4
Households by weekly income in Koumala
Households by weekly income, Koumala QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65037
$650-1,49959
$1,500-2,99958
$3,000+63
Top ancestries in Koumala
Top ancestries, Koumala QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian361
English294
Ancestry NS87
Scottish67
Irish66
German49
Housing tenure in Koumala
Housing tenure, Koumala QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned106
Mortgage90
Rented33
Other12
Cars per household in Koumala
Cars per household, Koumala QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
156
280
363
4+38
Commute to work in Koumala
Commute to work, Koumala QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car216
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked15
Bicycle0
Home66
Top countries of birth in Koumala
Top countries of birth, Koumala QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand9
England4
Philippines4
Italy3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

386 bird observations recorded near Koumala — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Koumala

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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