Newell QLD 4873
245 addresses · 11 streets
Leichhardt Electorate › Douglas LGA › Newell · 1457 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Newell is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 327 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,182 a week, with median rent near $280 a week. Most homes are houses. About 65% of households own their home and 31% 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.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Daintree statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Newell itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 park
1 beach
1 hospital
1 vet
1 library
1 golf club
1 hardware store
3 places to stay
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 17.2% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 0.6% · Labour-force participation 54.1%
Population by age in Newell
| 0-4 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 23 |
| 15-19 | 8 |
| 20-24 | 11 |
| 25-34 | 24 |
| 35-44 | 38 |
| 45-54 | 55 |
| 55-64 | 72 |
| 65-74 | 45 |
| 75-84 | 42 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Newell
| House | 122 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 3 |
| Apartment | 13 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Newell
| <$650 | 33 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 62 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 37 |
| $3,000+ | 11 |
Top ancestries in Newell
| English | 115 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 113 |
| Irish | 41 |
| Ancestry NS | 41 |
| Scottish | 31 |
| Other | 26 |
Housing tenure in Newell
| Owned | 59 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 38 |
| Rented | 46 |
| Other | 6 |
Cars per household in Newell
| 0 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 55 |
| 2 | 56 |
| 3 | 17 |
| 4+ | 6 |
Commute to work in Newell
| Car | 118 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 15 |
Top countries of birth in Newell
| England | 17 |
|---|---|
| Chile | 7 |
| New Zealand | 7 |
| Germany | 6 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
Languages used at home in Newell
| Spanish | 7 |
|---|---|
| Italian | 4 |
| Australian Indigenous | 3 |
| German | 3 |
| Indonesian | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
16,558 bird observations recorded near Newell — most often seen:
- Bar-shouldered Dove (954)
- Masked Lapwing (941)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (853)
- Crested Tern (838)
- Welcome Swallow (786)
- Australasian Figbird (695)
- Torresian Imperial-pigeon (650)
- Magpie-lark (622)
- Silver Gull (602)
- Peaceful Dove (586)
- Spangled Drongo (571)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (567)
- Common Myna (557)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Newell
- Rainbow Bee-eater (551)
- Australian White Ibis (549)
- Great Egret (529)
- Yellow Oriole (497)
- Straw-necked Ibis (462)
- Whimbrel (462)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (453)
- Laughing Kookaburra (436)
- Metallic Starling (410)
- Helmeted Friarbird (409)
- Willie Wagtail (390)
- Forest Kingfisher (389)
- Brahminy Kite (372)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (366)
- Common Sandpiper (356)
- Beach Stone-curlew (355)
- Australian Swiftlet (350)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Newell:
- Cooya Beach (2.8 km)
- Bonnie Doon (3 km)
- Miallo (4.3 km)
- Rocky Point (4.3 km)
- Mossman (5.6 km)
- Bamboo (6.4 km)
- Finlayvale (6.8 km)
- Mossman Gorge (7.5 km)
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Streets
- Andrews Street (57)
- Bells Road (4)
- Coulthard Close (27)
- Cyril Close (6)
- Marine Parade (100)
- Mossman - Daintree Road (7)
- Newell Road (10)
- Olive Street (11)
- Phillips Street (1)
- Rankin Street (21)
- Short Street (1)
