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Ridgelands QLD 4702

137 addresses · 19 streets

Flynn Electorate › Rockhampton LGA › Ridgelands · 543 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Ridgelands is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 195 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,812 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 5% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

195Population
44Median age
$1,812Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Rockhampton Region - West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ridgelands itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Rockhampton Airport, 24.1 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 8.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ridgelands

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

Tree cover measures, Ridgelands QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202126.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 1% · Labour-force participation 63.4%

Population by age in Ridgelands
Population by age, Ridgelands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-413
5-1421
15-1918
20-2413
25-3416
35-4424
45-5433
55-6428
65-7418
75-8413
85+0
Dwelling types in Ridgelands
Dwelling types, Ridgelands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House62
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Ridgelands
Households by weekly income, Ridgelands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6509
$650-1,49913
$1,500-2,99913
$3,000+17
Top ancestries in Ridgelands
Top ancestries, Ridgelands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian102
English76
Ancestry NS33
Irish20
Scottish14
Other7
Housing tenure in Ridgelands
Housing tenure, Ridgelands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned27
Mortgage21
Rented3
Other8
Cars per household in Ridgelands
Cars per household, Ridgelands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
111
222
318
4+7
Commute to work in Ridgelands
Commute to work, Ridgelands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car71
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home11

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

123 bird observations recorded near Ridgelands — most often seen:

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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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