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Scarness QLD 4655

2,902 addresses · 56 streets

Hinkler Electorate › Fraser Coast LGA › Scarness · 243 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Scarness is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 3,646 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $933 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 57% of households own their home and 42% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,646Population
51Median age
$933Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Hervey Bay Bus Station, 2 km west · Airport: Hervey Bay Airport, 4.7 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs2/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 5.3% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 9.7% · Labour-force participation 42.4%

Population by age in Scarness
Population by age, Scarness QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4127
5-14370
15-19180
20-24156
25-34360
35-44363
45-54417
55-64540
65-74649
75-84368
85+128
Dwelling types in Scarness
Dwelling types, Scarness QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,071
Townhouse433
Apartment67
Other50
Households by weekly income in Scarness
Households by weekly income, Scarness QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650480
$650-1,499580
$1,500-2,999335
$3,000+104
Top ancestries in Scarness
Top ancestries, Scarness QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English1,589
Australian1,349
Irish416
Scottish396
Ancestry NS273
German259
Housing tenure in Scarness
Housing tenure, Scarness QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned560
Mortgage344
Rented676
Other11
Cars per household in Scarness
Cars per household, Scarness QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0169
1798
2469
3112
4+44
Commute to work in Scarness
Commute to work, Scarness QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car856
Train0
Bus6
Tram/ferry0
Walked49
Bicycle14
Home95
Top countries of birth in Scarness
Top countries of birth, Scarness QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England177
New Zealand145
Philippines37
South Africa28
Germany25
India24
Languages used at home in Scarness
Languages used at home, Scarness QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi18
Afrikaans14
Mandarin12
French11
German10
Turkish6

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