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Picnic Bay QLD 4819

545 addresses · 16 streets

Herbert Electorate › Townsville LGA › Picnic Bay · 1117 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Picnic Bay is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 367 people, with a median age of 59. The typical household earns around $870 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 36% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

367Population
59Median age
$870Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Magnetic Island statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Picnic Bay itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Townsville, 10.8 km south · Bus interchange: Nelly Bay Ferry Terminal, 2.6 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Car Ferry Ramp - Townsville, 2.6 km north-east · Airport: RAAF Base Townsville;Townsville Airport, 11.5 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 50.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Picnic Bay

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

Tree cover measures, Picnic Bay QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202050.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202170.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 42.6%

Population by age in Picnic Bay
Population by age, Picnic Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-48
5-1420
15-1919
20-249
25-3419
35-4427
45-5445
55-6492
65-7497
75-8419
85+9
Dwelling types in Picnic Bay
Dwelling types, Picnic Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House134
Townhouse37
Apartment6
Other0
Households by weekly income in Picnic Bay
Households by weekly income, Picnic Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65056
$650-1,49957
$1,500-2,99934
$3,000+13
Top ancestries in Picnic Bay
Top ancestries, Picnic Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English162
Australian97
Irish57
Scottish56
Ancestry NS45
Other31
Housing tenure in Picnic Bay
Housing tenure, Picnic Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned69
Mortgage38
Rented61
Other0
Cars per household in Picnic Bay
Cars per household, Picnic Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
028
193
241
310
4+4
Commute to work in Picnic Bay
Commute to work, Picnic Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car49
Train0
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked11
Bicycle0
Home24
Top countries of birth in Picnic Bay
Top countries of birth, Picnic Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England22
New Zealand10
Germany6
Italy3
Scotland3
South Africa3
Languages used at home in Picnic Bay
Languages used at home, Picnic Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Italian8

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

11,977 bird observations recorded near Picnic Bay — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Picnic Bay

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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