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Palm Island QLD 4816

1,127 addresses · 84 streets

Herbert Electorate › Palm Island LGA › Palm Island · 1173 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Palm Island is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 2,138 people, with a median age of 27. The typical household earns around $973 a week, with median rent near $125 a week. Most homes are houses. About 2% of households own their home and 95% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Aboriginal, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,138Population
27Median age
$973Median household income / wk
$125Median rent / wk
3.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Palm Island Airport, 2.3 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 65.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Palm Island

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

Tree cover measures, Palm Island QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202065.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202190.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 10.4% · Labour-force participation 27.3%

Population by age in Palm Island
Population by age, Palm Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4212
5-14444
15-19158
20-24185
25-34329
35-44237
45-54247
55-64203
65-7496
75-8420
85+0
Dwelling types in Palm Island
Dwelling types, Palm Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House427
Townhouse3
Apartment40
Other16
Households by weekly income in Palm Island
Households by weekly income, Palm Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650132
$650-1,499170
$1,500-2,999117
$3,000+32
Top ancestries in Palm Island
Top ancestries, Palm Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Aboriginal1,877
Other423
Australian120
Ancestry NS117
English95
Irish15
Housing tenure in Palm Island
Housing tenure, Palm Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned8
Mortgage0
Rented454
Other18
Cars per household in Palm Island
Cars per household, Palm Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0238
1169
257
311
4+3
Commute to work in Palm Island
Commute to work, Palm Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car163
Train0
Bus16
Tram/ferry0
Walked129
Bicycle0
Home3
Top countries of birth in Palm Island
Top countries of birth, Palm Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England8
New Zealand6
United States5
Philippines4
Fiji3
Languages used at home in Palm Island
Languages used at home, Palm Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous842
Spanish3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

258 bird observations recorded near Palm Island — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Palm Island

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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