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Tannum Sands QLD 4680

2,643 addresses · 127 streets

Flynn Electorate › Gladstone LGA › Tannum Sands · 425 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Tannum Sands is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 5,227 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,035 a week, with median rent near $290 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

5,227Population
41Median age
$2,035Median household income / wk
$290Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Boyne Island - Tannum Sands statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Tannum Sands itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Gladstone Airport, 17.4 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 55.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Tannum Sands

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

Tree cover measures, Tannum Sands QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202055.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202173.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.8% · Labour-force participation 66.5%

Population by age in Tannum Sands
Population by age, Tannum Sands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4269
5-14862
15-19395
20-24196
25-34474
35-44711
45-54891
55-64778
65-74449
75-84173
85+44
Dwelling types in Tannum Sands
Dwelling types, Tannum Sands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,581
Townhouse142
Apartment164
Other9
Households by weekly income in Tannum Sands
Households by weekly income, Tannum Sands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650264
$650-1,499407
$1,500-2,999552
$3,000+513
Top ancestries in Tannum Sands
Top ancestries, Tannum Sands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English2,230
Australian2,101
Scottish641
Irish600
German377
Other332
Housing tenure in Tannum Sands
Housing tenure, Tannum Sands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned535
Mortgage747
Rented571
Other18
Cars per household in Tannum Sands
Cars per household, Tannum Sands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
044
1580
2801
3301
4+145
Commute to work in Tannum Sands
Commute to work, Tannum Sands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,870
Train0
Bus6
Tram/ferry4
Walked66
Bicycle20
Home142
Top countries of birth in Tannum Sands
Top countries of birth, Tannum Sands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand248
England165
South Africa122
Scotland36
United States25
Ireland18
Languages used at home in Tannum Sands
Languages used at home, Tannum Sands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans48
Spanish20
Italian9
Thai9
German8
Urdu8

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,033 bird observations recorded near Tannum Sands — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Tannum Sands

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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