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Nambour QLD 4560

8,445 addresses · 239 streets

Fairfax Electorate › Sunshine Coast LGA › Nambour · 94 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

A regional town in the Sunshine Coast hinterland with a former sugar-milling heritage, Nambour is an affordable service centre. Households average 2.3 people and the median age is 40. Median household income is $1,224 a week, with rent around $340.

Nambour is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 12,145 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,224 a week, with median rent near $340 a week. Most homes are houses. About 58% of households own their home and 39% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

12,145Population
40Median age
$1,224Median household income / wk
$340Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Nambour, 300 m south-east · Tram stop: Nambour, 350 m south-east · Railway halt: Sunshine Railway Modellers Society., 100 m south · Airport: Sunshine Coast Airport, 13.5 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs3/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 58% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 6.2% · Labour-force participation 56.9%

Population by age in Nambour
Population by age, Nambour QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4699
5-141,539
15-19675
20-24699
25-341,586
35-441,545
45-541,548
55-641,480
65-741,166
75-84821
85+388
Dwelling types in Nambour
Dwelling types, Nambour QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House3,184
Townhouse975
Apartment630
Other0
Households by weekly income in Nambour
Households by weekly income, Nambour QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,049
$650-1,4991,665
$1,500-2,9991,352
$3,000+380
Top ancestries in Nambour
Top ancestries, Nambour QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English5,399
Australian4,618
Irish1,523
Scottish1,363
Other960
German836
Housing tenure in Nambour
Housing tenure, Nambour QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,077
Mortgage1,681
Rented1,827
Other139
Cars per household in Nambour
Cars per household, Nambour QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0393
11,875
21,667
3502
4+281
Commute to work in Nambour
Commute to work, Nambour QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,813
Train10
Bus42
Tram/ferry0
Walked131
Bicycle11
Home422
Top countries of birth in Nambour
Top countries of birth, Nambour QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England532
New Zealand493
Philippines120
India80
South Africa64
Germany62
Languages used at home in Nambour
Languages used at home, Nambour QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Filipino47
German43
Tagalog34
Malayalam32
Japanese31
Cantonese29

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