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Stanwell QLD 4702

230 addresses · 40 streets

Flynn Electorate › Rockhampton LGA › Stanwell · 521 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Stanwell is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 301 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,666 a week, with median rent near $293 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

301Population
41Median age
$1,666Median household income / wk
$293Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Rockhampton Region - West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Stanwell itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Rockhampton Airport, 20.2 km north-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: 48.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Stanwell

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

Tree cover measures, Stanwell QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202048.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202175.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.5% · Labour-force participation 56.6%

Population by age in Stanwell
Population by age, Stanwell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-421
5-1439
15-1921
20-2418
25-3423
35-4443
45-5436
55-6447
65-7435
75-8417
85+4
Dwelling types in Stanwell
Dwelling types, Stanwell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House106
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Stanwell
Households by weekly income, Stanwell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6507
$650-1,49930
$1,500-2,99924
$3,000+19
Top ancestries in Stanwell
Top ancestries, Stanwell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian177
English99
Scottish29
Irish26
Aboriginal24
Ancestry NS21
Housing tenure in Stanwell
Housing tenure, Stanwell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned37
Mortgage50
Rented11
Other8
Cars per household in Stanwell
Cars per household, Stanwell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
06
127
245
317
4+24
Commute to work in Stanwell
Commute to work, Stanwell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car90
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home14
Top countries of birth in Stanwell
Top countries of birth, Stanwell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand7
England5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,355 bird observations recorded near Stanwell — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Stanwell

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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