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Rita Island QLD 4807

159 addresses · 14 streets

Dawson Electorate › Burdekin LGA › Rita Island · 1037 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Rita Island is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 172 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,395 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 95% 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 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

172Population
50Median age
$1,395Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Home Hill, 11.4 km west · Airport: Ayr Airport, 20 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources5/10
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: 30.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Rita Island

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

Tree cover measures, Rita Island QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202030.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202129.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.2% · Labour-force participation 60.3%

Population by age in Rita Island
Population by age, Rita Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-1417
15-1910
20-243
25-3420
35-4416
45-5422
55-6436
65-7429
75-848
85+5
Dwelling types in Rita Island
Dwelling types, Rita Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House65
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Rita Island
Households by weekly income, Rita Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65019
$650-1,49919
$1,500-2,99916
$3,000+12
Top ancestries in Rita Island
Top ancestries, Rita Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian79
English63
Ancestry NS29
Scottish16
German14
Italian12
Housing tenure in Rita Island
Housing tenure, Rita Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned39
Mortgage20
Rented3
Other0
Cars per household in Rita Island
Cars per household, Rita Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
04
113
230
318
4+3
Commute to work in Rita Island
Commute to work, Rita Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car70
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home10
Top countries of birth in Rita Island
Top countries of birth, Rita Island QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

485 bird observations recorded near Rita Island — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Rita Island

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.