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Mowbray QLD 4877

177 addresses · 10 streets

Leichhardt Electorate › Douglas LGA › Mowbray · 1440 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Mowbray is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 362 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,458 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

362Population
43Median age
$1,458Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Cairns Airport, 45.1 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
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: 85.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Mowbray

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

Tree cover measures, Mowbray QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202085.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202193.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 60.4%

Population by age in Mowbray
Population by age, Mowbray QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-427
5-1448
15-1914
20-2413
25-3426
35-4458
45-5459
55-6457
65-7446
75-8416
85+3
Dwelling types in Mowbray
Dwelling types, Mowbray QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House97
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other19
Households by weekly income in Mowbray
Households by weekly income, Mowbray QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65013
$650-1,49933
$1,500-2,99933
$3,000+19
Top ancestries in Mowbray
Top ancestries, Mowbray QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian131
English129
Ancestry NS59
Irish39
Scottish32
Other27
Housing tenure in Mowbray
Housing tenure, Mowbray QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned54
Mortgage48
Rented26
Other5
Cars per household in Mowbray
Cars per household, Mowbray QLD (ABS Census 2021)
04
126
255
322
4+10
Commute to work in Mowbray
Commute to work, Mowbray QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car101
Train0
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle4
Home28
Top countries of birth in Mowbray
Top countries of birth, Mowbray QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England18
New Zealand11
United States7
Germany4
Scotland4
Poland3
Languages used at home in Mowbray
Languages used at home, Mowbray QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish7
German5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

19,456 bird observations recorded near Mowbray — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Mowbray

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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