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Point Vernon QLD 4655

3,188 addresses · 117 streets

Hinkler Electorate › Fraser Coast LGA › Point Vernon · 247 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Point Vernon is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 5,718 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,077 a week, with median rent near $340 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 English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

5,718Population
52Median age
$1,077Median household income / wk
$340Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Point Vernon statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Point Vernon itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Central Ave at Stockland Hervey Bay, Urraween, 3.9 km south-east · Airport: Hervey Bay Airport, 9.6 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 18.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Point Vernon

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

Tree cover measures, Point Vernon QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202018.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202122.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.6% · Labour-force participation 41.4%

Population by age in Point Vernon
Population by age, Point Vernon QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4220
5-14653
15-19278
20-24198
25-34415
35-44538
45-54684
55-64865
65-741,017
75-84636
85+205
Dwelling types in Point Vernon
Dwelling types, Point Vernon QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House2,136
Townhouse89
Apartment4
Other55
Households by weekly income in Point Vernon
Households by weekly income, Point Vernon QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650492
$650-1,499939
$1,500-2,999507
$3,000+173
Top ancestries in Point Vernon
Top ancestries, Point Vernon QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English2,662
Australian2,155
Scottish693
Irish633
Ancestry NS444
German388
Housing tenure in Point Vernon
Housing tenure, Point Vernon QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,085
Mortgage568
Rented575
Other22
Cars per household in Point Vernon
Cars per household, Point Vernon QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0103
1959
2806
3280
4+109
Commute to work in Point Vernon
Commute to work, Point Vernon QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,342
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked22
Bicycle22
Home136
Top countries of birth in Point Vernon
Top countries of birth, Point Vernon QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England358
New Zealand184
Germany41
Philippines32
South Africa32
Scotland26
Languages used at home in Point Vernon
Languages used at home, Point Vernon QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German32
Tagalog14
Afrikaans12
Mandarin12
French12
Thai9

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

10,614 bird observations recorded near Point Vernon — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Point Vernon

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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