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Portsmith QLD 4870

1,138 addresses · 31 streets

Leichhardt Electorate › Cairns LGA › Portsmith · 1388 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Portsmith is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 314 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $749 a week, with median rent near $280 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 40% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Ancestry NS, Aboriginal, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

314Population
35Median age
$749Median household income / wk
$280Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Westcourt - Bungalow statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Portsmith itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cairns, 1.5 km north · Bus interchange: Cairns City bus station, 2.1 km north · Ferry wharf: Reef Fleet Terminal, 2.4 km north-east · Airport: Cairns Airport, 7 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 2% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 15.7% · Labour-force participation 24.9%

Population by age in Portsmith
Population by age, Portsmith QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-49
5-1430
15-1928
20-2452
25-3445
35-4431
45-5449
55-6440
65-7427
75-8413
85+5
Dwelling types in Portsmith
Dwelling types, Portsmith QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House24
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other16
Households by weekly income in Portsmith
Households by weekly income, Portsmith QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65018
$650-1,4995
$1,500-2,9993
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Portsmith
Top ancestries, Portsmith QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Ancestry NS135
Aboriginal59
English43
Other41
Australian35
German13
Housing tenure in Portsmith
Housing tenure, Portsmith QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned18
Mortgage3
Rented14
Other0
Cars per household in Portsmith
Cars per household, Portsmith QLD (ABS Census 2021)
04
113
210
35
4+0
Commute to work in Portsmith
Commute to work, Portsmith QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car18
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked11
Bicycle0
Home4
Top countries of birth in Portsmith
Top countries of birth, Portsmith QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England7
China6
Philippines6
New Zealand3
Scotland3
Languages used at home in Portsmith
Languages used at home, Portsmith QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous25

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