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Tanawha QLD 4556

544 addresses · 37 streets

Fairfax Electorate › Sunshine Coast LGA › Tanawha · 84 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Tanawha is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,312 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $2,542 a week, with median rent near $408 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

1,312Population
40Median age
$2,542Median household income / wk
$408Median rent / wk
3.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Palmwoods, 7.8 km west · Railway halt: Koala, 6.2 km north-west · Bus interchange: USC station, 2.8 km east · Airport: Caloundra Airport, 12.1 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 65% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Tanawha

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

Tree cover measures, Tanawha QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202065.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202189.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3% · Labour-force participation 65.2%

Population by age in Tanawha
Population by age, Tanawha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-468
5-14206
15-1988
20-2465
25-34123
35-44154
45-54207
55-64214
65-74122
75-8443
85+17
Dwelling types in Tanawha
Dwelling types, Tanawha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House369
Townhouse24
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Tanawha
Households by weekly income, Tanawha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65039
$650-1,49976
$1,500-2,99995
$3,000+146
Top ancestries in Tanawha
Top ancestries, Tanawha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English614
Australian484
Irish177
Scottish174
German98
Other83
Housing tenure in Tanawha
Housing tenure, Tanawha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned147
Mortgage173
Rented60
Other4
Cars per household in Tanawha
Cars per household, Tanawha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
09
168
2164
381
4+75
Commute to work in Tanawha
Commute to work, Tanawha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car399
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked7
Bicycle0
Home144
Top countries of birth in Tanawha
Top countries of birth, Tanawha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England77
New Zealand59
South Africa31
Zimbabwe17
United States11
China7
Languages used at home in Tanawha
Languages used at home, Tanawha QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Thai10
Afrikaans7
Portuguese5
Spanish4
Cantonese3
Mandarin3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

15,833 bird observations recorded near Tanawha — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Tanawha

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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