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The Summit QLD 4377

225 addresses · 26 streets

Maranoa Electorate › Southern Downs LGA › The Summit · 162 km from Brisbane

Living Here

The Summit is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 436 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,117 a week, with median rent near $270 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

436Population
51Median age
$1,117Median household income / wk
$270Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Railway halt: The Summit, 500 m north-east · Airport: Stanthorpe Airport, 5.9 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 32% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in The Summit

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

Tree cover measures, The Summit QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202032.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202146.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 3% · Labour-force participation 46.9%

Population by age in The Summit
Population by age, The Summit QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-417
5-1463
15-1922
20-2418
25-3432
35-4440
45-5454
55-6474
65-7473
75-8442
85+5
Dwelling types in The Summit
Dwelling types, The Summit QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House155
Townhouse4
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in The Summit
Households by weekly income, The Summit QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65024
$650-1,49968
$1,500-2,99940
$3,000+8
Top ancestries in The Summit
Top ancestries, The Summit QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian177
English172
Irish47
Ancestry NS43
Scottish39
German30
Housing tenure in The Summit
Housing tenure, The Summit QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned70
Mortgage52
Rented21
Other6
Cars per household in The Summit
Cars per household, The Summit QLD (ABS Census 2021)
03
147
262
335
4+13
Commute to work in The Summit
Commute to work, The Summit QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car112
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home21
Top countries of birth in The Summit
Top countries of birth, The Summit QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England15
New Zealand7
Philippines7
Croatia5
Italy5
Netherlands3
Languages used at home in The Summit
Languages used at home, The Summit QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Italian9
Filipino3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,659 bird observations recorded near The Summit — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near The Summit

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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Image — Kerry Raymond · CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons).