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Stuart QLD 4811

493 addresses · 45 streets

Dawson Electorate › Townsville LGA › Stuart · 1102 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Stuart is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,576 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,239 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Ancestry NS, Australian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,576Population
36Median age
$1,239Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Townsville, 8.5 km north-west · Airport: RAAF Base Townsville, 11.4 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 21.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Stuart

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

Tree cover measures, Stuart QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202021.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202123.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.9% · Labour-force participation 13.5%

Population by age in Stuart
Population by age, Stuart QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-417
5-1456
15-1935
20-24148
25-34475
35-44394
45-54234
55-64127
65-7465
75-8415
85+0
Dwelling types in Stuart
Dwelling types, Stuart QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House154
Townhouse5
Apartment0
Other4
Households by weekly income in Stuart
Households by weekly income, Stuart QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65028
$650-1,49948
$1,500-2,99955
$3,000+17
Top ancestries in Stuart
Top ancestries, Stuart QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Ancestry NS1,196
Australian177
English157
Irish58
Scottish40
Other40
Housing tenure in Stuart
Housing tenure, Stuart QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned45
Mortgage68
Rented42
Other4
Cars per household in Stuart
Cars per household, Stuart QLD (ABS Census 2021)
03
157
257
319
4+16
Commute to work in Stuart
Commute to work, Stuart QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car139
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked11
Bicycle0
Home9
Top countries of birth in Stuart
Top countries of birth, Stuart QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand23
England15
Papua New Guinea6
Fiji5
Malaysia5
Philippines5
Languages used at home in Stuart
Languages used at home, Stuart QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,273 bird observations recorded near Stuart — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Stuart

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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