Retro QLD 4723
51 addresses · 10 streets
Flynn Electorate › Central Highlands (Qld) LGA › Retro · 725 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Retro is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 54 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,937 a week, with median rent near $175 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, 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 Central Highlands - West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Retro 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: 4.1% 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 | 4.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 7.3% |
Demographics
Population by age in Retro
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 7 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 7 |
| 35-44 | 7 |
| 45-54 | 0 |
| 55-64 | 13 |
| 65-74 | 7 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 7 |
Dwelling types in Retro
| House | 16 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Retro
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 6 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 5 |
Top ancestries in Retro
| Australian | 21 |
|---|---|
| English | 20 |
| Ancestry NS | 9 |
| Irish | 6 |
| Scottish | 3 |
| Aboriginal | 0 |
Housing tenure in Retro
| Owned | 6 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Retro
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4+ | 3 |
Commute to work in Retro
| Car | 11 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 10 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
57 bird observations recorded near Retro — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (5)
- Pied Butcherbird (5)
- Horsfield's Bushlark (4)
- Yellow-throated Miner (4)
- Cockatiel (3)
- Torresian Crow (3)
- Australian Bustard (2)
- Crested Pigeon (2)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (2)
- Grey Butcherbird (2)
- Grey-crowned Babbler (2)
- Pale-headed Rosella (2)
- Red-backed Fairy-wren (2)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Retro
- Red-capped Robin (2)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2)
- Apostlebird (1)
- Australasian Grebe (1)
- Australian Brush-turkey (1)
- Australian Owlet-nightjar (1)
- Australian Sacred Kingfisher (1)
- Australian Torresian Crow (1)
- Black-shouldered Kite (1)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (1)
- Brolga (1)
- Brown Falcon (1)
- Budgerigar (1)
- Double-barred Finch (1)
- Dusky Moorhen (1)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (1)
- Eastern Bar-shouldered Dove (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 Retro:
- Cheeseborough (12.6 km)
- Lowestoff (14 km)
- Khosh Bulduk (22.3 km)
- Wolfang (27.2 km)
- Capella (27.7 km)
- Mount Macarthur (28.1 km)
- Hibernia (28.7 km)
- Belcong (30.6 km)
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Streets
- Amatunga Road (1)
- Beacon Hill Road (3)
- Beacons Hill Road (3)
- Corry Road (13)
- Cotherstone Road (3)
- Lowestoff Road (6)
- Magenta Langton Road (3)
- Nanya Road (3)
- Retro - Corry Road (14)
- Retro Nanya Road (2)