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Rowes Bay QLD 4810

551 addresses · 15 streets

Herbert Electorate › Townsville LGA › Rowes Bay · 1115 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Rowes Bay is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 541 people, with a median age of 69. The typical household earns around $853 a week, with median rent near $265 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 50% of households own their home and 27% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

541Population
69Median age
$853Median household income / wk
$265Median rent / wk
1.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Belgian Gardens - Pallarenda statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Rowes Bay itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Townsville, 4.2 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Magnetic Island Ferries - Townsville Terminal, 4.7 km south-east · Airport: RAAF Base Townsville;Townsville Airport, 2.9 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs8/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 28.1% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 30.5%

Population by age in Rowes Bay
Population by age, Rowes Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-45
5-1440
15-1930
20-249
25-3424
35-4443
45-5439
55-6438
65-7494
75-84106
85+106
Dwelling types in Rowes Bay
Dwelling types, Rowes Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House83
Townhouse137
Apartment6
Other8
Households by weekly income in Rowes Bay
Households by weekly income, Rowes Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65088
$650-1,49955
$1,500-2,99937
$3,000+32
Top ancestries in Rowes Bay
Top ancestries, Rowes Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English234
Australian138
Irish96
Scottish70
Ancestry NS70
German28
Housing tenure in Rowes Bay
Housing tenure, Rowes Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned64
Mortgage41
Rented56
Other49
Cars per household in Rowes Bay
Cars per household, Rowes Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
053
1101
246
318
4+9
Commute to work in Rowes Bay
Commute to work, Rowes Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car107
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home12
Top countries of birth in Rowes Bay
Top countries of birth, Rowes Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England31
New Zealand9
Germany8
Wales7
France4
India4
Languages used at home in Rowes Bay
Languages used at home, Rowes Bay QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans4
Hindi3
Italian3
Persian3

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