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Sharon QLD 4670

566 addresses · 30 streets

Flynn Electorate › Bundaberg LGA › Sharon · 298 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Sharon is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,209 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,375 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,209Population
47Median age
$1,375Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bundaberg Region - North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Sharon itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bundaberg, 9.1 km east · Bus interchange: Sugerland Bus Stop, 6.2 km east · Airport: Bundaberg Airport, 6.9 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources5/10
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: 23.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Sharon

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

Tree cover measures, Sharon QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202023.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202138.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.2% · Labour-force participation 55%

Population by age in Sharon
Population by age, Sharon QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-445
5-14161
15-1967
20-2463
25-34107
35-44134
45-54147
55-64203
65-74179
75-8485
85+16
Dwelling types in Sharon
Dwelling types, Sharon QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House401
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Sharon
Households by weekly income, Sharon QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65063
$650-1,499133
$1,500-2,999112
$3,000+48
Top ancestries in Sharon
Top ancestries, Sharon QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian562
English524
Irish109
Scottish98
German96
Ancestry NS77
Housing tenure in Sharon
Housing tenure, Sharon QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned191
Mortgage171
Rented27
Other6
Cars per household in Sharon
Cars per household, Sharon QLD (ABS Census 2021)
010
177
2159
380
4+74
Commute to work in Sharon
Commute to work, Sharon QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car408
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home39
Top countries of birth in Sharon
Top countries of birth, Sharon QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England34
New Zealand14
Thailand8
United States8
Cambodia6
Singapore6
Languages used at home in Sharon
Languages used at home, Sharon QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Thai8
Khmer4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

835 bird observations recorded near Sharon — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Sharon

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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