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Ooralea QLD 4740

1,609 addresses · 68 streets

Capricornia Electorate › Mackay LGA › Ooralea · 803 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Ooralea is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 3,691 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $2,248 a week, with median rent near $440 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

3,691Population
35Median age
$2,248Median household income / wk
$440Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Mackay, 1.4 km east · Railway halt: Mackay Miniature Railway, 400 m north-east · Airport: Mackay Airport, 3.5 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs4/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 4.7% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 2.6% · Labour-force participation 69.3%

Population by age in Ooralea
Population by age, Ooralea QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4268
5-14503
15-19228
20-24257
25-34558
35-44595
45-54407
55-64399
65-74295
75-84138
85+42
Dwelling types in Ooralea
Dwelling types, Ooralea QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,167
Townhouse95
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Ooralea
Households by weekly income, Ooralea QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650115
$650-1,499221
$1,500-2,999408
$3,000+370
Top ancestries in Ooralea
Top ancestries, Ooralea QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,431
English1,316
Irish392
Scottish390
Other301
Ancestry NS258
Housing tenure in Ooralea
Housing tenure, Ooralea QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned393
Mortgage523
Rented328
Other13
Cars per household in Ooralea
Cars per household, Ooralea QLD (ABS Census 2021)
027
1323
2577
3207
4+115
Commute to work in Ooralea
Commute to work, Ooralea QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,551
Train0
Bus25
Tram/ferry0
Walked20
Bicycle9
Home67
Top countries of birth in Ooralea
Top countries of birth, Ooralea QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Philippines85
India72
New Zealand62
England38
Bangladesh25
Malta23
Languages used at home in Ooralea
Languages used at home, Ooralea QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog55
Malayalam33
Bengali31
Hindi23
Filipino21
Mandarin19

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