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Nelly Bay QLD 4819

1,623 addresses · 44 streets

Herbert Electorate › Townsville LGA › Nelly Bay · 1119 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Nelly Bay is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,213 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,003 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

1,213Population
56Median age
$1,003Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Nelly Bay Ferry Terminal, 650 m east · Ferry wharf: Magentic Island Ferries - Vehicle Waiting Area, 600 m east · Airport: RAAF Base Townsville;Townsville Airport, 14 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 76.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Nelly Bay

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

Tree cover measures, Nelly Bay QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202076.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202185.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 47.8%

Population by age in Nelly Bay
Population by age, Nelly Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-419
5-14102
15-1934
20-2434
25-34102
35-44126
45-54143
55-64262
65-74262
75-84108
85+28
Dwelling types in Nelly Bay
Dwelling types, Nelly Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House401
Townhouse33
Apartment46
Other7
Households by weekly income in Nelly Bay
Households by weekly income, Nelly Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650125
$650-1,499179
$1,500-2,999101
$3,000+49
Top ancestries in Nelly Bay
Top ancestries, Nelly Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English514
Australian376
Irish197
Scottish134
Ancestry NS113
Other96
Housing tenure in Nelly Bay
Housing tenure, Nelly Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned223
Mortgage112
Rented132
Other4
Cars per household in Nelly Bay
Cars per household, Nelly Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
050
1237
2128
334
4+8
Commute to work in Nelly Bay
Commute to work, Nelly Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car171
Train0
Bus10
Tram/ferry6
Walked67
Bicycle16
Home73
Top countries of birth in Nelly Bay
Top countries of birth, Nelly Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England114
New Zealand45
Germany17
United States14
Italy10
Ireland9
Languages used at home in Nelly Bay
Languages used at home, Nelly Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Italian14
Spanish12
French8
German5
Japanese5
Arabic4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

16,621 bird observations recorded near Nelly Bay — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Nelly Bay

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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