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Toolakea QLD 4818

133 addresses · 2 streets

Herbert Electorate › Townsville LGA › Toolakea · 1135 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Toolakea is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 218 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,524 a week, with median rent near $310 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

218Population
50Median age
$1,524Median household income / wk
$310Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: RAAF Base Townsville;Townsville Airport, 22.7 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 34.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Toolakea

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

Tree cover measures, Toolakea QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202034.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202161.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 11.3% · Labour-force participation 53.3%

Population by age in Toolakea
Population by age, Toolakea QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-414
5-1421
15-1912
20-244
25-3413
35-4422
45-5442
55-6435
65-7424
75-8417
85+6
Dwelling types in Toolakea
Dwelling types, Toolakea QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House83
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Toolakea
Households by weekly income, Toolakea QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65016
$650-1,49919
$1,500-2,99927
$3,000+17
Top ancestries in Toolakea
Top ancestries, Toolakea QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian94
English80
Ancestry NS23
Irish21
Scottish21
Other12
Housing tenure in Toolakea
Housing tenure, Toolakea QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned42
Mortgage30
Rented13
Other0
Cars per household in Toolakea
Cars per household, Toolakea QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
129
230
38
4+10
Commute to work in Toolakea
Commute to work, Toolakea QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car70
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home9
Top countries of birth in Toolakea
Top countries of birth, Toolakea QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England8
New Zealand5
Scotland4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,793 bird observations recorded near Toolakea — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Toolakea

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.