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Thuringowa Central QLD 4817

1,330 addresses · 48 streets

Herbert Electorate › Townsville LGA › Thuringowa Central · 1111 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Thuringowa Central is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,953 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,769 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,953Population
38Median age
$1,769Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Kirwan - West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Thuringowa Central itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Townsville, 9.7 km north-east · Airport: RAAF Base Townsville, 6.9 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 10.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Thuringowa Central

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

Tree cover measures, Thuringowa Central QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202114.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.1% · Labour-force participation 62.6%

Population by age in Thuringowa Central
Population by age, Thuringowa Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-499
5-14248
15-19125
20-24146
25-34274
35-44223
45-54262
55-64253
65-74196
75-8484
85+38
Dwelling types in Thuringowa Central
Dwelling types, Thuringowa Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House616
Townhouse13
Apartment10
Other0
Households by weekly income in Thuringowa Central
Households by weekly income, Thuringowa Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65065
$650-1,499185
$1,500-2,999240
$3,000+115
Top ancestries in Thuringowa Central
Top ancestries, Thuringowa Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English751
Australian722
Irish240
Scottish219
Other193
Ancestry NS171
Housing tenure in Thuringowa Central
Housing tenure, Thuringowa Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned191
Mortgage269
Rented183
Other4
Cars per household in Thuringowa Central
Cars per household, Thuringowa Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
013
1218
2257
3105
4+49
Commute to work in Thuringowa Central
Commute to work, Thuringowa Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car710
Train0
Bus11
Tram/ferry0
Walked20
Bicycle4
Home36
Top countries of birth in Thuringowa Central
Top countries of birth, Thuringowa Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England34
New Zealand33
Philippines29
Papua New Guinea16
Scotland10
Netherlands9
Languages used at home in Thuringowa Central
Languages used at home, Thuringowa Central QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog16
Filipino15
Malayalam11
Australian Indigenous7
Italian6
Cantonese5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

124,629 bird observations recorded near Thuringowa Central — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Thuringowa Central

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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