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Oakwood QLD 4670

138 addresses · 12 streets

Flynn Electorate › Bundaberg LGA › Oakwood · 300 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Oakwood is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 364 people, with a median age of 60. The typical household earns around $780 a week, with median rent near $215 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

364Population
60Median age
$780Median household income / wk
$215Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bundaberg North - Gooburrum statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Oakwood itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bundaberg, 5.1 km south-east · Railway halt: Australian Sugar Cane Railway, 3.6 km east · Bus interchange: Sugerland Bus Stop, 4.6 km south · Airport: Bundaberg Airport, 6.3 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 20.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Oakwood

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

Tree cover measures, Oakwood QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202020.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202134.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 41.2%

Population by age in Oakwood
Population by age, Oakwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-48
5-1432
15-1911
20-243
25-3423
35-4431
45-5442
55-6462
65-7487
75-8453
85+11
Dwelling types in Oakwood
Dwelling types, Oakwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House104
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other67
Households by weekly income in Oakwood
Households by weekly income, Oakwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65072
$650-1,49965
$1,500-2,99924
$3,000+17
Top ancestries in Oakwood
Top ancestries, Oakwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English160
Australian157
Scottish54
Irish40
German32
Ancestry NS22
Housing tenure in Oakwood
Housing tenure, Oakwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned116
Mortgage27
Rented24
Other4
Cars per household in Oakwood
Cars per household, Oakwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
03
182
254
322
4+17
Commute to work in Oakwood
Commute to work, Oakwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car97
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home6
Top countries of birth in Oakwood
Top countries of birth, Oakwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England11
New Zealand7
Germany5
Thailand4
Languages used at home in Oakwood
Languages used at home, Oakwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Thai4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

75,578 bird observations recorded near Oakwood — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Oakwood

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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