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Stratford QLD 4870

762 addresses · 32 streets

Leichhardt Electorate › Cairns LGA › Stratford · 1396 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Stratford is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,198 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,793 a week, with median rent near $345 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 29% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

1,198Population
41Median age
$1,793Median household income / wk
$345Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Freshwater, 2.4 km west · Bus interchange: Airport Connect Terminal 2, 2.3 km east · Ferry wharf: Reef Fleet Terminal, 7.2 km south-east · Airport: Cairns Airport, 2 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 58.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Stratford

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

Tree cover measures, Stratford QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202058.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202171.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 70.2%

Population by age in Stratford
Population by age, Stratford QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-477
5-14153
15-1984
20-2456
25-34119
35-44166
45-54187
55-64175
65-74113
75-8457
85+10
Dwelling types in Stratford
Dwelling types, Stratford QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House348
Townhouse75
Apartment35
Other0
Households by weekly income in Stratford
Households by weekly income, Stratford QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65059
$650-1,499115
$1,500-2,999143
$3,000+113
Top ancestries in Stratford
Top ancestries, Stratford QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English502
Australian392
Scottish185
Irish183
Other148
German71
Housing tenure in Stratford
Housing tenure, Stratford QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned139
Mortgage186
Rented134
Other4
Cars per household in Stratford
Cars per household, Stratford QLD (ABS Census 2021)
017
1172
2190
356
4+26
Commute to work in Stratford
Commute to work, Stratford QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car376
Train0
Bus5
Tram/ferry6
Walked11
Bicycle23
Home111
Top countries of birth in Stratford
Top countries of birth, Stratford QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England52
New Zealand38
Papua New Guinea14
Scotland9
France8
Germany7
Languages used at home in Stratford
Languages used at home, Stratford QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German11
Mandarin8
Japanese8
Malayalam6
Arabic5
French5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

231,777 bird observations recorded near Stratford — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Stratford

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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