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The Gums QLD 4406

109 addresses · 23 streets

Maranoa Electorate › Western Downs LGA › The Gums · 277 km from Brisbane

Living Here

The Gums is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 165 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,375 a week, with median rent near $125 a week. Most homes are houses. About 63% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

165Population
45Median age
$1,375Median household income / wk
$125Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 8.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in The Gums

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

Tree cover measures, The Gums QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202123.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 63%

Population by age in The Gums
Population by age, The Gums QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-415
5-1418
15-1911
20-247
25-3415
35-4417
45-5432
55-6429
65-7419
75-844
85+3
Dwelling types in The Gums
Dwelling types, The Gums QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House53
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in The Gums
Households by weekly income, The Gums QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6506
$650-1,4997
$1,500-2,9997
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in The Gums
Top ancestries, The Gums QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian72
English65
Ancestry NS28
German21
Irish21
Scottish15
Housing tenure in The Gums
Housing tenure, The Gums QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned23
Mortgage9
Rented5
Other14
Cars per household in The Gums
Cars per household, The Gums QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
112
223
312
4+5
Commute to work in The Gums
Commute to work, The Gums QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car34
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked10
Bicycle0
Home33

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

554 bird observations recorded near The Gums — most often seen:

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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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