Severnlea QLD 4380
183 addresses · 21 streets
Maranoa Electorate › Southern Downs LGA › Severnlea · 175 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Severnlea is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 382 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,164 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Stanthorpe Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Severnlea itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 optometrist
1 hospital
1 golf club
1 hardware store
1 plumber
Getting around. Airport: Stanthorpe Airport, 11.5 km north-east.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 33.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 33.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 55.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 55.4%
Population by age in Severnlea
| 0-4 | 18 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 57 |
| 15-19 | 22 |
| 20-24 | 11 |
| 25-34 | 36 |
| 35-44 | 37 |
| 45-54 | 55 |
| 55-64 | 52 |
| 65-74 | 67 |
| 75-84 | 19 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Severnlea
| House | 135 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Severnlea
| <$650 | 18 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 59 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 28 |
| $3,000+ | 6 |
Top ancestries in Severnlea
| English | 147 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 110 |
| Italian | 78 |
| Scottish | 51 |
| Irish | 44 |
| German | 38 |
Housing tenure in Severnlea
| Owned | 62 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 51 |
| Rented | 19 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Severnlea
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 23 |
| 2 | 61 |
| 3 | 34 |
| 4+ | 16 |
Commute to work in Severnlea
| Car | 102 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 13 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 31 |
Top countries of birth in Severnlea
| England | 14 |
|---|---|
| Italy | 13 |
| New Zealand | 7 |
| Germany | 5 |
| Netherlands | 5 |
| Brazil | 4 |
Languages used at home in Severnlea
| Italian | 14 |
|---|---|
| Spanish | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
4,861 bird observations recorded near Severnlea — most often seen:
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (264)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (264)
- Double-barred Finch (215)
- South-eastern Crimson Rosella (205)
- Pacific Black Duck (200)
- Australian Magpie (196)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (178)
- Common Myna (176)
- Superb Fairy-wren (175)
- Australian Wood Duck (171)
- Eastern Rosella (171)
- Common Bronzewing (170)
- Dusky Moorhen (168)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Severnlea
- Southern Willie Wagtail (155)
- Little Pied Cormorant (149)
- Magpie-lark (149)
- Willie Wagtail (149)
- Southern Magpie-lark (146)
- Australian Torresian Crow (139)
- Galah (138)
- Golden-mantled Rosella (138)
- South-eastern Yellow-faced Honeyeater (138)
- Eastern Red Wattlebird (136)
- Welcome Swallow (135)
- Dollarbird (128)
- Torresian Crow (125)
- Australasian Grebe (122)
- Noisy Miner (122)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (120)
- White-faced Heron (119)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Severnlea:
- Glen Aplin (4.5 km)
- Mount Tully (5.3 km)
- Thorndale (5.3 km)
- Stanthorpe (5.8 km)
- Broadwater (6 km)
- Diamondvale (6.9 km)
- Kyoomba (7.3 km)
- Storm King (7.9 km)
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Streets
- Back Creek Road (33)
- Beverley Road (10)
- Carnell Road (6)
- Clark Lane (4)
- Donges Road (22)
- Jones Road (5)
- Knibb Road (7)
- Kratzman Lane (1)
- Lofaros Road (8)
- New England Highway (7)
- Patane Lane (1)
- Recka Lane (3)
- Reid Road (3)
- Savina Lane (2)
- Savina Road (1)
- Scuderi Lane (5)
- Stabiles Road (31)
- Turner Road (4)
- Whiskey Gully Road (25)
- Wieland Road (4)
- Yellowbox Road (1)
