Tolga QLD 4882

Living Here

Tolga is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 3,177 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,479 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% 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 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

• 1 school

  • Tolga Primary School
• 1 café or restaurant

  • The Spring Bean
• 1 hospital

  • Atherton Hospital
• 1 vet

  • Tablelands Veterinary Service
• 1 post office

  • Australia Post
• 1 service station

  • Mobil
• 1 gym

  • Tolga Racecourse
• 1 golf club

  • Atherton Golf Course
• 1 hardware store

  • Atherton Bolts and Tools

Getting around. Airport: Mareeba Airport, 16.3 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 42.9% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 2.3% · Labour-force participation 57.7%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,447 bird observations recorded near Tolga — most often seen:

• Magpie-lark (209)
• Common Myna (192)
• Black Kite (187)
• Willie Wagtail (164)
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (161)
• Bar-shouldered Dove (152)
• Southern Magpie-lark (151)
• Southern Willie Wagtail (136)
• Scarlet Honeyeater (132)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (125)
• Brown Honeyeater (118)
• Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (117)
• Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (115)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Tolga:

• Atherton (6.3 km)
• Kairi (8.2 km)
• Walkamin (9.5 km)
• Carrington (9.9 km)
• Tinaroo (9.9 km)
• Lake Tinaroo (11.3 km)
• East Barron (12.2 km)
• Wongabel (13 km)

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