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Sapphire Central QLD 4702

703 addresses · 37 streets

Flynn Electorate › Central Highlands (Qld) LGA › Sapphire Central · 694 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Sapphire Central is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,214 people, with a median age of 59. The typical household earns around $644 a week, with median rent near $160 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,214Population
59Median age
$644Median household income / wk
$160Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

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: Sapphire Central itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Anakie, 10.2 km south · Airport: Emerald Airport, 48.1 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 15% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Sapphire Central

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

Tree cover measures, Sapphire Central QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202015.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202133.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 13% · Labour-force participation 30.2%

Population by age in Sapphire Central
Population by age, Sapphire Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-429
5-1494
15-1925
20-2423
25-3465
35-4479
45-54166
55-64287
65-74288
75-84137
85+24
Dwelling types in Sapphire Central
Dwelling types, Sapphire Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House501
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other53
Households by weekly income in Sapphire Central
Households by weekly income, Sapphire Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650256
$650-1,499181
$1,500-2,99944
$3,000+21
Top ancestries in Sapphire Central
Top ancestries, Sapphire Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English492
Australian368
Ancestry NS203
Irish129
Scottish115
German80
Housing tenure in Sapphire Central
Housing tenure, Sapphire Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned337
Mortgage55
Rented53
Other76
Cars per household in Sapphire Central
Cars per household, Sapphire Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
028
1241
2176
371
4+27
Commute to work in Sapphire Central
Commute to work, Sapphire Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car180
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked24
Bicycle0
Home35
Top countries of birth in Sapphire Central
Top countries of birth, Sapphire Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England72
New Zealand55
Germany16
Philippines8
United States7
Netherlands5
Languages used at home in Sapphire Central
Languages used at home, Sapphire Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German6
Tagalog3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

977 bird observations recorded near Sapphire Central — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Sapphire Central

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.