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Maaroom QLD 4650

224 addresses · 15 streets

Wide Bay Electorate › Fraser Coast LGA › Maaroom · 207 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Maaroom is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 247 people, with a median age of 65. The typical household earns around $734 a week, with median rent near $220 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

247Population
65Median age
$734Median household income / wk
$220Median rent / wk
1.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Maryborough Region - South statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Maaroom itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Maryborough Airport, 19.1 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 50.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Maaroom

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

Tree cover measures, Maaroom QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202050.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202154.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 11.8% · Labour-force participation 20.8%

Population by age in Maaroom
Population by age, Maaroom QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-144
15-197
20-240
25-343
35-4411
45-5415
55-6475
65-7488
75-8437
85+7
Dwelling types in Maaroom
Dwelling types, Maaroom QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House95
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other23
Households by weekly income in Maaroom
Households by weekly income, Maaroom QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65052
$650-1,49953
$1,500-2,9999
$3,000+8
Top ancestries in Maaroom
Top ancestries, Maaroom QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English125
Australian61
Scottish42
Irish40
German31
Ancestry NS16
Housing tenure in Maaroom
Housing tenure, Maaroom QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned77
Mortgage14
Rented17
Other6
Cars per household in Maaroom
Cars per household, Maaroom QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
158
251
39
4+6
Commute to work in Maaroom
Commute to work, Maaroom QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car30
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home4
Top countries of birth in Maaroom
Top countries of birth, Maaroom QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand15
England11
South Africa4
Zimbabwe3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,088 bird observations recorded near Maaroom — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Maaroom

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.