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The Leap QLD 4740

319 addresses · 24 streets

Dawson Electorate › Mackay LGA › The Leap · 819 km from Brisbane

Living Here

The Leap is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 664 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $2,486 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 91% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Maltese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

664Population
48Median age
$2,486Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Seaforth - Calen statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: The Leap itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Mackay Airport, 19.5 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 36.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in The Leap

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

Tree cover measures, The Leap QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202036.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202156.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 67.2%

Population by age in The Leap
Population by age, The Leap QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-441
5-1482
15-1925
20-2428
25-3453
35-4481
45-54114
55-64143
65-7465
75-8421
85+9
Dwelling types in The Leap
Dwelling types, The Leap QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House217
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in The Leap
Households by weekly income, The Leap QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65018
$650-1,49925
$1,500-2,99955
$3,000+77
Top ancestries in The Leap
Top ancestries, The Leap QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian287
English249
Maltese60
Scottish57
Ancestry NS53
German49
Housing tenure in The Leap
Housing tenure, The Leap QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned81
Mortgage112
Rented16
Other3
Cars per household in The Leap
Cars per household, The Leap QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
129
280
358
4+46
Commute to work in The Leap
Commute to work, The Leap QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car264
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home15
Top countries of birth in The Leap
Top countries of birth, The Leap QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand11
England9
Zimbabwe7
Germany6
Malta4
South Africa4
Languages used at home in The Leap
Languages used at home, The Leap QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German9

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,132 bird observations recorded near The Leap — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near The Leap

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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