Pelham QLD 4415
8 addresses · 5 streets
Maranoa Electorate › Western Downs LGA › Pelham · 303 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Pelham is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 14 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,875 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Miles - Wandoan statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Pelham itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
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: 67.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 67.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 85.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 14.3% · Labour-force participation 50%
Population by age in Pelham
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 0 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 0 |
| 35-44 | 0 |
| 45-54 | 7 |
| 55-64 | 4 |
| 65-74 | 5 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Pelham
| House | 3 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Top ancestries in Pelham
| English | 8 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 6 |
| Ancestry NS | 5 |
| Aboriginal | 0 |
| Chinese | 0 |
| Croatian | 0 |
Housing tenure in Pelham
| Owned | 3 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Pelham
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Pelham
| Car | 3 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
27 bird observations recorded near Pelham — most often seen:
- Black-headed Pardalote (2)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (2)
- Western White-eared Honeyeater (2)
- Coastal Spotted Pardalote (1)
- Eastern Australian Raven (1)
- Eastern Bar-shouldered Dove (1)
- Eastern Grey-crowned Babbler (1)
- Eastern Leaden Flycatcher (1)
- Eastern Little Friarbird (1)
- Eastern Pied Butcherbird (1)
- Eastern Silvereye (1)
- Eastern Weebill (1)
- Eastern White-throated Gerygone (1)
Show all 24 birds recorded near Pelham
- Mainland Australian Owlet-nightjar (1)
- North-eastern Yellow Robin (1)
- Northern Blue-winged Kookaburra (1)
- Northern Brown-headed Honeyeater (1)
- South-eastern Yellow-faced Honeyeater (1)
- Southern Apostlebird (1)
- Southern Rufous Whistler (1)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (1)
- Western Yellow Thornbill (1)
- White-eared Honeyeater (1)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (1)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Pelham:
- Guluguba (19.3 km)
- Gurulmundi (22.5 km)
- Kowguran (26.9 km)
- Hookswood (30.3 km)
- Myall Park (33.1 km)
- Roche Creek (33.4 km)
- Dalwogon (35.6 km)
- Wandoan (36.8 km)
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Streets
- Greens Road (2)
- Hookswood Pelham Road (2)
- Knights Road (2)
- L Tree Creek Road (1)
- Zillmans Road (1)
