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South Johnstone QLD 4859

338 addresses · 21 streets

Kennedy Electorate › Cassowary Coast LGA › South Johnstone · 1313 km from Brisbane

Living Here

South Johnstone is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 456 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,125 a week, with median rent near $240 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

456Population
44Median age
$1,125Median household income / wk
$240Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Innisfail, 8.3 km north · Airport: Innisfail Aerodrome, 4.6 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 8.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in South Johnstone

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

Tree cover measures, South Johnstone QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202145.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.3% · Labour-force participation 50.4%

Population by age in South Johnstone
Population by age, South Johnstone QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-424
5-1456
15-1924
20-2418
25-3459
35-4448
45-5471
55-6483
65-7450
75-8424
85+5
Dwelling types in South Johnstone
Dwelling types, South Johnstone QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House159
Townhouse5
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in South Johnstone
Households by weekly income, South Johnstone QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65042
$650-1,49951
$1,500-2,99940
$3,000+12
Top ancestries in South Johnstone
Top ancestries, South Johnstone QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian152
English140
Ancestry NS73
Aboriginal65
Italian48
Irish43
Housing tenure in South Johnstone
Housing tenure, South Johnstone QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned68
Mortgage51
Rented38
Other0
Cars per household in South Johnstone
Cars per household, South Johnstone QLD (ABS Census 2021)
09
161
260
326
4+10
Commute to work in South Johnstone
Commute to work, South Johnstone QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car141
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home7
Top countries of birth in South Johnstone
Top countries of birth, South Johnstone QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England10
Scotland5
Thailand5
Italy4
Papua New Guinea4
Fiji3
Languages used at home in South Johnstone
Languages used at home, South Johnstone QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

776 bird observations recorded near South Johnstone — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near South Johnstone

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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