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Sarina QLD 4737

3,173 addresses · 171 streets

Capricornia Electorate › Mackay LGA › Sarina · 776 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Sarina is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 5,619 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,605 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

5,619Population
40Median age
$1,605Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Sarina, 1000 m south-east · Railway halt: Jilalan, 3.9 km south-east · Airport: Mackay Airport, 27.9 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 38% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Sarina

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

Tree cover measures, Sarina QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202038.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202153.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 56.4%

Population by age in Sarina
Population by age, Sarina QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4347
5-14755
15-19388
20-24301
25-34615
35-44684
45-54745
55-64784
65-74604
75-84287
85+107
Dwelling types in Sarina
Dwelling types, Sarina QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,777
Townhouse127
Apartment20
Other14
Households by weekly income in Sarina
Households by weekly income, Sarina QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650309
$650-1,499485
$1,500-2,999520
$3,000+356
Top ancestries in Sarina
Top ancestries, Sarina QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian2,404
English2,139
Ancestry NS635
Scottish530
Irish511
Aboriginal419
Housing tenure in Sarina
Housing tenure, Sarina QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned664
Mortgage696
Rented499
Other43
Cars per household in Sarina
Cars per household, Sarina QLD (ABS Census 2021)
075
1598
2729
3307
4+194
Commute to work in Sarina
Commute to work, Sarina QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,795
Train0
Bus22
Tram/ferry0
Walked92
Bicycle9
Home122
Top countries of birth in Sarina
Top countries of birth, Sarina QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand111
England69
Philippines49
South Africa29
Thailand10
United States9
Languages used at home in Sarina
Languages used at home, Sarina QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans20
Tagalog18
Filipino9
Italian7
Samoan7
Thai7

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

974 bird observations recorded near Sarina — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Sarina

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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