The Keppels QLD 4700
27 addresses · 2 streets
Capricornia Electorate › Livingstone LGA › The Keppels · 521 km from Brisbane
Living Here
The Keppels is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 60 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $700 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers walk to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Rockhampton Region - North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: The Keppels itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
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: 56% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 56.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 85.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.9% · Labour-force participation 59.6%
Population by age in The Keppels
| 0-4 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 3 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 5 |
| 25-34 | 18 |
| 35-44 | 4 |
| 45-54 | 7 |
| 55-64 | 18 |
| 65-74 | 6 |
| 75-84 | 5 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in The Keppels
| House | 5 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 3 |
Households by weekly income in The Keppels
| <$650 | 4 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 0 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 4 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in The Keppels
| English | 28 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 12 |
| Ancestry NS | 12 |
| Irish | 6 |
| Other | 5 |
| Dutch | 4 |
Housing tenure in The Keppels
| Owned | 6 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 3 |
| Rented | 3 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in The Keppels
| 0 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in The Keppels
| Car | 0 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 25 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 3 |
Top countries of birth in The Keppels
| England | 3 |
|---|
Languages used at home in The Keppels
| Spanish | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
5,509 bird observations recorded near The Keppels — most often seen:
- Bush Stone-curlew (301)
- Eastern Osprey (245)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (239)
- Giinbaywarraymal (235)
- Australian Torresian Crow (231)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (230)
- Olive-backed Sunbird (230)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (223)
- Eastern Brown Honeyeater (221)
- Southern Noisy Friarbird (221)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (219)
- Masked Lapwing (205)
- Pied Cormorant (199)
Show all 30 birds recorded near The Keppels
- Rainbow Bee-eater (199)
- Brahminy Kite (191)
- Blue-winged Kookaburra (189)
- Crested Tern (172)
- White-bellied Sea-eagle (170)
- Beach Stone-curlew (155)
- Peaceful Dove (151)
- Eastern Bar-shouldered Dove (150)
- Eastern Leaden Flycatcher (147)
- Eastern Varied Triller (138)
- Forest Kingfisher (132)
- Silver Gull (129)
- Eastern Pheasant Coucal (127)
- Eastern Reef Egret (117)
- Indian Peafowl (115)
- Long-billed Corella (115)
- Mistletoebird (113)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to The Keppels:
- Emu Park (14.9 km)
- Mulambin (15.5 km)
- Causeway Lake (15.7 km)
- Kinka Beach (15.8 km)
- Rosslyn (16.1 km)
- Zilzie (17.7 km)
- Lammermoor (17.8 km)
- Cooee Bay (19 km)
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Streets
- Esplanade (26)
- Great Keppel Island (1)
