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Moreton Island QLD 4025

36 addresses · 10 streets

Bonner Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Moreton Island · 49 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Moreton Island is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 180 people, with a median age of 30. The typical household earns around $1,624 a week, with median rent near $210 a week. Most homes are houses. About 24% of households own their home and 76% rent. Most workers walk to work. Common community backgrounds include Ancestry NS, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

180Population
30Median age
$1,624Median household income / wk
$210Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Redland Islands statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Moreton Island itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 70.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Moreton Island

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

Tree cover measures, Moreton Island QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202070.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202184.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.8% · Labour-force participation 63.6%

Population by age in Moreton Island
Population by age, Moreton Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-43
5-140
15-1922
20-2430
25-3452
35-4418
45-5436
55-6413
65-747
75-846
85+0
Dwelling types in Moreton Island
Dwelling types, Moreton Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House9
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other3
Households by weekly income in Moreton Island
Households by weekly income, Moreton Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,4996
$1,500-2,9994
$3,000+8
Top ancestries in Moreton Island
Top ancestries, Moreton Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Ancestry NS62
English46
Australian37
Scottish18
Other17
Irish13
Housing tenure in Moreton Island
Housing tenure, Moreton Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned5
Mortgage0
Rented16
Other0
Cars per household in Moreton Island
Cars per household, Moreton Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
06
13
24
30
4+0
Commute to work in Moreton Island
Commute to work, Moreton Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car11
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked69
Bicycle0
Home7
Top countries of birth in Moreton Island
Top countries of birth, Moreton Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Philippines12
Papua New Guinea6
New Zealand5
South Africa4
Languages used at home in Moreton Island
Languages used at home, Moreton Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog6
Spanish4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,292 bird observations recorded near Moreton Island — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Moreton Island

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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