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Paterson QLD 4570

85 addresses · 9 streets

Wide Bay Electorate › Fraser Coast LGA › Paterson · 182 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Paterson is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 157 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,083 a week, with median rent near $283 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% 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.

157Population
41Median age
$1,083Median household income / wk
$283Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Maryborough Region - South statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Paterson itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Maryborough Airport, 46 km north-east.

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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: 59.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Paterson

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

Tree cover measures, Paterson QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202059.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202173.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 16.1% · Labour-force participation 48.7%

Population by age in Paterson
Population by age, Paterson QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-414
5-1430
15-195
20-2410
25-3410
35-4423
45-5419
55-6425
65-7419
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in Paterson
Dwelling types, Paterson QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House50
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Paterson
Households by weekly income, Paterson QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65012
$650-1,49919
$1,500-2,9994
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Paterson
Top ancestries, Paterson QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English69
Australian66
Scottish17
German7
Other7
Dutch5
Housing tenure in Paterson
Housing tenure, Paterson QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned23
Mortgage23
Rented0
Other0
Cars per household in Paterson
Cars per household, Paterson QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
18
222
36
4+5
Commute to work in Paterson
Commute to work, Paterson QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car40
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home3
Top countries of birth in Paterson
Top countries of birth, Paterson QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England10
Philippines3
Scotland3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

201 bird observations recorded near Paterson — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Paterson

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.