Porcupine QLD 4821
34 addresses · 9 streets
Kennedy Electorate › Flinders (Qld) LGA › Porcupine · 1189 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Porcupine is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 39 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $4,499 a week. Most homes are houses. About 43% of households own their home and 57% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Northern Highlands statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Porcupine 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: 25.9% 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 | 25.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 57.8% |
Demographics
Population by age in Porcupine
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 4 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 4 |
| 25-34 | 9 |
| 35-44 | 3 |
| 45-54 | 9 |
| 55-64 | 0 |
| 65-74 | 4 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Porcupine
| House | 7 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Porcupine
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 0 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Porcupine
| English | 21 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 13 |
| Ancestry NS | 11 |
| Irish | 8 |
| German | 4 |
| Aboriginal | 0 |
Housing tenure in Porcupine
| Owned | 0 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 3 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Porcupine
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 6 |
Commute to work in Porcupine
| Car | 0 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 14 |
Top countries of birth in Porcupine
| England | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
30 bird observations recorded near Porcupine — most often seen:
- Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (4)
- Wedge-tailed Eagle (4)
- Australian Bustard (2)
- Spotted Harrier (2)
- Australian Magpie (1)
- Birds (1)
- Black Kite (1)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (1)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (1)
- Eastern Yellow-throated Miner (1)
- Magpie-lark (1)
- Mainland Wedge-tailed Eagle (1)
- Noisy Friarbird (1)
Show all 22 birds recorded near Porcupine
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 Porcupine:
- Dutton River (63 km)
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Streets
- Clyde Park Road (2)
- Gemfields Road (2)
- Gregory Springs Road (2)
- Hann Highway (10)
- Kennedy Developmental Road (10)
- Maiden Springs Road (1)
- Mount Emu Road (4)
- Pretty Plains Road (2)
- Strathtay Road (1)