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Tewantin QLD 4565

6,523 addresses · 219 streets

Wide Bay Electorate › Noosa LGA › Tewantin · 120 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Tewantin is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 11,164 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,263 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

11,164Population
52Median age
$1,263Median household income / wk
$450Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cooroy, 11.9 km west · Bus interchange: Noosa Heads station, 6.3 km east · Ferry wharf: Tewantin, 1.4 km east · Airport: Noosa Airport, 4.9 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 70.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Tewantin

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

Tree cover measures, Tewantin QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202070.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202176.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.7% · Labour-force participation 49.1%

Population by age in Tewantin
Population by age, Tewantin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4372
5-141,182
15-19599
20-24426
25-34772
35-441,119
45-541,502
55-641,631
65-741,772
75-841,251
85+540
Dwelling types in Tewantin
Dwelling types, Tewantin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House3,675
Townhouse496
Apartment238
Other21
Households by weekly income in Tewantin
Households by weekly income, Tewantin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650973
$650-1,4991,452
$1,500-2,9991,229
$3,000+469
Top ancestries in Tewantin
Top ancestries, Tewantin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English5,129
Australian3,765
Irish1,393
Scottish1,326
Ancestry NS799
Other792
Housing tenure in Tewantin
Housing tenure, Tewantin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,849
Mortgage1,247
Rented1,142
Other166
Cars per household in Tewantin
Cars per household, Tewantin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0263
11,713
21,620
3538
4+278
Commute to work in Tewantin
Commute to work, Tewantin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,062
Train4
Bus46
Tram/ferry0
Walked88
Bicycle48
Home565
Top countries of birth in Tewantin
Top countries of birth, Tewantin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England886
New Zealand465
Germany110
South Africa94
Philippines86
Scotland77
Languages used at home in Tewantin
Languages used at home, Tewantin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German80
French75
Spanish46
Portuguese42
Italian40
Tagalog31

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

14,278 bird observations recorded near Tewantin — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Tewantin

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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