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Tambo QLD 4478

381 addresses · 23 streets

Maranoa Electorate › Blackall Tambo LGA › Tambo · 734 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Tambo is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 318 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,272 a week, with median rent near $144 a week. Most homes are houses. About 59% of households own their home and 34% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

318Population
48Median age
$1,272Median household income / wk
$144Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Tambo Airport, 6.1 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: 4.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Tambo

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

Tree cover measures, Tambo QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 62.6%

Population by age in Tambo
Population by age, Tambo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-416
5-1439
15-1913
20-2415
25-3436
35-4429
45-5436
55-6456
65-7450
75-8427
85+3
Dwelling types in Tambo
Dwelling types, Tambo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House137
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Tambo
Households by weekly income, Tambo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65028
$650-1,49959
$1,500-2,99928
$3,000+12
Top ancestries in Tambo
Top ancestries, Tambo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian157
English122
Scottish43
Irish40
Ancestry NS31
Aboriginal27
Housing tenure in Tambo
Housing tenure, Tambo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned52
Mortgage25
Rented44
Other9
Cars per household in Tambo
Cars per household, Tambo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
011
147
255
314
4+7
Commute to work in Tambo
Commute to work, Tambo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car90
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked35
Bicycle0
Home17
Top countries of birth in Tambo
Top countries of birth, Tambo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England7
India5
Zimbabwe5
New Zealand3
Languages used at home in Tambo
Languages used at home, Tambo QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Malayalam5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,100 bird observations recorded near Tambo — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Tambo

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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