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Moresby QLD 4871

81 addresses · 6 streets

Kennedy Electorate › Cassowary Coast LGA › Moresby · 1308 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Moresby is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 150 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,792 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

150Population
37Median age
$1,792Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Innisfail Aerodrome, 8.9 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 28.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Moresby

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

Tree cover measures, Moresby QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202028.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202131.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.3% · Labour-force participation 63.6%

Population by age in Moresby
Population by age, Moresby QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-49
5-1421
15-1911
20-249
25-3419
35-4425
45-547
55-6425
65-7416
75-844
85+0
Dwelling types in Moresby
Dwelling types, Moresby QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House51
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Moresby
Households by weekly income, Moresby QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6506
$650-1,49913
$1,500-2,99924
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in Moresby
Top ancestries, Moresby QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian52
English48
Italian25
Other16
Ancestry NS14
Irish9
Housing tenure in Moresby
Housing tenure, Moresby QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned15
Mortgage18
Rented14
Other0
Cars per household in Moresby
Cars per household, Moresby QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
113
218
39
4+7
Commute to work in Moresby
Commute to work, Moresby QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car49
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home3
Top countries of birth in Moresby
Top countries of birth, Moresby QLD (ABS Census 2021)
India4
New Zealand3
Thailand3
Languages used at home in Moresby
Languages used at home, Moresby QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish6
Filipino5
Punjabi4
Italian4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,151 bird observations recorded near Moresby — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Moresby

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.