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Saunders Beach QLD 4818

251 addresses · 8 streets

Herbert Electorate › Townsville LGA › Saunders Beach · 1133 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Saunders Beach is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 385 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,483 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

385Population
49Median age
$1,483Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: RAAF Base Townsville;Townsville Airport, 19.4 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 46.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Saunders Beach

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

Tree cover measures, Saunders Beach QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202046.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202154.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.5% · Labour-force participation 61.4%

Population by age in Saunders Beach
Population by age, Saunders Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-415
5-1445
15-1919
20-2419
25-3424
35-4440
45-5474
55-6491
65-7439
75-8422
85+7
Dwelling types in Saunders Beach
Dwelling types, Saunders Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House157
Townhouse11
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Saunders Beach
Households by weekly income, Saunders Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65023
$650-1,49950
$1,500-2,99948
$3,000+26
Top ancestries in Saunders Beach
Top ancestries, Saunders Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English161
Australian114
Irish56
Scottish49
Other40
Aboriginal31
Housing tenure in Saunders Beach
Housing tenure, Saunders Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned55
Mortgage64
Rented40
Other4
Cars per household in Saunders Beach
Cars per household, Saunders Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
09
158
268
320
4+10
Commute to work in Saunders Beach
Commute to work, Saunders Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car141
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home3
Top countries of birth in Saunders Beach
Top countries of birth, Saunders Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England23
New Zealand15
Germany5
Scotland5
Netherlands4
Indonesia3
Languages used at home in Saunders Beach
Languages used at home, Saunders Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German3
Russian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,952 bird observations recorded near Saunders Beach — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Saunders Beach

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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