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South Kolan QLD 4670

517 addresses · 55 streets

Flynn Electorate › Bundaberg LGA › South Kolan · 295 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

South Kolan is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,258 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,487 a week, with median rent near $280 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,258Population
45Median age
$1,487Median household income / wk
$280Median rent / wk
2.6Avg 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: South Kolan itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Bundaberg Airport, 13.9 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
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: 29.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in South Kolan

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

Tree cover measures, South Kolan QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202029.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202141.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 56.4%

Population by age in South Kolan
Population by age, South Kolan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-441
5-14159
15-1989
20-2442
25-34137
35-44156
45-54165
55-64211
65-74159
75-8478
85+14
Dwelling types in South Kolan
Dwelling types, South Kolan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House422
Townhouse4
Apartment0
Other5
Households by weekly income in South Kolan
Households by weekly income, South Kolan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65067
$650-1,499135
$1,500-2,999164
$3,000+35
Top ancestries in South Kolan
Top ancestries, South Kolan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian522
English518
Irish121
Scottish119
Ancestry NS103
German93
Housing tenure in South Kolan
Housing tenure, South Kolan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned180
Mortgage184
Rented52
Other8
Cars per household in South Kolan
Cars per household, South Kolan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
03
198
2184
377
4+65
Commute to work in South Kolan
Commute to work, South Kolan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car393
Train0
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked26
Bicycle0
Home58
Top countries of birth in South Kolan
Top countries of birth, South Kolan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England33
Thailand17
New Zealand8
Philippines5
Fiji4
France4
Languages used at home in South Kolan
Languages used at home, South Kolan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Thai11
German6
Mandarin3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

633 bird observations recorded near South Kolan — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near South Kolan

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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