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Lowmead QLD 4676

145 addresses · 16 streets

Flynn Electorate › Gladstone LGA › Lowmead · 350 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Lowmead is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 179 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $880 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

179Population
57Median age
$880Median household income / wk
$150Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Agnes Water - Miriam Vale statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lowmead itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
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: 70.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lowmead

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

Tree cover measures, Lowmead QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202070.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202179.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 15.7% · Labour-force participation 45.5%

Population by age in Lowmead
Population by age, Lowmead QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-1418
15-199
20-245
25-340
35-4418
45-5428
55-6447
65-7437
75-8412
85+4
Dwelling types in Lowmead
Dwelling types, Lowmead QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House69
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Lowmead
Households by weekly income, Lowmead QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6509
$650-1,49928
$1,500-2,99913
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Lowmead
Top ancestries, Lowmead QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English74
Australian65
Ancestry NS32
Scottish16
Irish13
German11
Housing tenure in Lowmead
Housing tenure, Lowmead QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned39
Mortgage15
Rented8
Other0
Cars per household in Lowmead
Cars per household, Lowmead QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
126
225
310
4+5
Commute to work in Lowmead
Commute to work, Lowmead QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car25
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home19
Top countries of birth in Lowmead
Top countries of birth, Lowmead QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England7
New Zealand4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

548 bird observations recorded near Lowmead — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lowmead

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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