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Shute Harbour QLD 4802

94 addresses · 9 streets

Dawson Electorate › Whitsunday LGA › Shute Harbour · 907 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Shute Harbour is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 113 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $1,812 a week, with median rent near $550 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

113Population
58Median age
$1,812Median household income / wk
$550Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Airlie - Whitsundays statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Shute Harbour itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: "Heart of the Reef" Transit Terminal, 7.1 km west · Ferry wharf: Port of Airlie Martime Terminal, 7 km west · Airport: Whitsunday Airstrip, 3.8 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 56.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Shute Harbour

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

Tree cover measures, Shute Harbour QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202056.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202184.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 48.6%

Population by age in Shute Harbour
Population by age, Shute Harbour QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-46
5-145
15-190
20-244
25-345
35-445
45-5425
55-6420
65-7420
75-8415
85+0
Dwelling types in Shute Harbour
Dwelling types, Shute Harbour QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House36
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other4
Households by weekly income in Shute Harbour
Households by weekly income, Shute Harbour QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6503
$650-1,4994
$1,500-2,99910
$3,000+8
Top ancestries in Shute Harbour
Top ancestries, Shute Harbour QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English51
Australian29
Ancestry NS23
Scottish19
Irish11
German9
Housing tenure in Shute Harbour
Housing tenure, Shute Harbour QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned18
Mortgage13
Rented11
Other0
Cars per household in Shute Harbour
Cars per household, Shute Harbour QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
115
217
34
4+0
Commute to work in Shute Harbour
Commute to work, Shute Harbour QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car27
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home16
Top countries of birth in Shute Harbour
Top countries of birth, Shute Harbour QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England9
Germany4
South Africa3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,134 bird observations recorded near Shute Harbour — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Shute Harbour

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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