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Oak Beach QLD 4877

149 addresses · 10 streets

Leichhardt Electorate › Douglas LGA › Oak Beach · 1434 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Oak Beach is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 186 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $1,687 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are houses. About 94% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

186Population
57Median age
$1,687Median household income / wk
$450Median rent / wk
2.3Avg 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: Oak Beach itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Cairns Airport, 39.8 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 54.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Oak Beach

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

Tree cover measures, Oak Beach QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202054.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202184.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.4% · Labour-force participation 61%

Population by age in Oak Beach
Population by age, Oak Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-146
15-1911
20-249
25-349
35-4417
45-5426
55-6459
65-7430
75-8411
85+5
Dwelling types in Oak Beach
Dwelling types, Oak Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House70
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Oak Beach
Households by weekly income, Oak Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6506
$650-1,49914
$1,500-2,99928
$3,000+16
Top ancestries in Oak Beach
Top ancestries, Oak Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English82
Australian57
Scottish23
Irish19
Ancestry NS18
Other13
Housing tenure in Oak Beach
Housing tenure, Oak Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned34
Mortgage33
Rented4
Other0
Cars per household in Oak Beach
Cars per household, Oak Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
120
235
312
4+11
Commute to work in Oak Beach
Commute to work, Oak Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car61
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home19
Top countries of birth in Oak Beach
Top countries of birth, Oak Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England19
New Zealand17
Netherlands5
Germany4
United States4
Scotland3
Languages used at home in Oak Beach
Languages used at home, Oak Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German5
Italian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,296 bird observations recorded near Oak Beach — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Oak Beach

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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