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Seaforth QLD 4741

686 addresses · 42 streets

Dawson Electorate › Mackay LGA › Seaforth · 839 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Seaforth is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 800 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,088 a week, with median rent near $290 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

800Population
56Median age
$1,088Median household income / wk
$290Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Brampton Island Airport, 35.1 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 42.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Seaforth

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

Tree cover measures, Seaforth QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202042.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202155.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 39.6%

Population by age in Seaforth
Population by age, Seaforth QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-432
5-1478
15-1925
20-2428
25-3451
35-4489
45-5494
55-64172
65-74141
75-8485
85+18
Dwelling types in Seaforth
Dwelling types, Seaforth QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House308
Townhouse0
Apartment5
Other4
Households by weekly income in Seaforth
Households by weekly income, Seaforth QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65076
$650-1,49995
$1,500-2,99953
$3,000+51
Top ancestries in Seaforth
Top ancestries, Seaforth QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English298
Australian285
Ancestry NS119
Irish89
Scottish86
German49
Housing tenure in Seaforth
Housing tenure, Seaforth QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned166
Mortgage98
Rented39
Other0
Cars per household in Seaforth
Cars per household, Seaforth QLD (ABS Census 2021)
03
199
2141
341
4+22
Commute to work in Seaforth
Commute to work, Seaforth QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car197
Train0
Bus9
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home10
Top countries of birth in Seaforth
Top countries of birth, Seaforth QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand14
England13
Philippines5
Germany4
Scotland3
Languages used at home in Seaforth
Languages used at home, Seaforth QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German3
Tagalog3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,393 bird observations recorded near Seaforth — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Seaforth

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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