Torbanlea QLD 4662
399 addresses · 32 streets
Hinkler Electorate › Fraser Coast LGA › Torbanlea · 240 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Torbanlea is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 841 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,125 a week, with median rent near $270 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Burrum - Fraser statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Torbanlea itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
1 vet
1 library
2 post offices
2 service stations
1 gym
1 golf club
1 dog park
1 butcher
1 mechanic
1 place to stay
Getting around. Train station: Howard, 3.7 km north-west · Airport: Maryborough Airport, 22.8 km south-east.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 57% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 57.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 77.7% |
Demographics
Unemployment 9.1% · Labour-force participation 42.6%
Population by age in Torbanlea
| 0-4 | 39 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 128 |
| 15-19 | 53 |
| 20-24 | 44 |
| 25-34 | 73 |
| 35-44 | 75 |
| 45-54 | 91 |
| 55-64 | 132 |
| 65-74 | 132 |
| 75-84 | 51 |
| 85+ | 11 |
Dwelling types in Torbanlea
| House | 279 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Torbanlea
| <$650 | 53 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 98 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 74 |
| $3,000+ | 22 |
Top ancestries in Torbanlea
| English | 341 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 325 |
| Scottish | 99 |
| Ancestry NS | 84 |
| Irish | 77 |
| German | 55 |
Housing tenure in Torbanlea
| Owned | 111 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 104 |
| Rented | 47 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Torbanlea
| 0 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 84 |
| 2 | 107 |
| 3 | 45 |
| 4+ | 33 |
Commute to work in Torbanlea
| Car | 185 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 11 |
Top countries of birth in Torbanlea
| England | 35 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 33 |
| Germany | 6 |
| Scotland | 5 |
| Philippines | 4 |
| South Africa | 4 |
Languages used at home in Torbanlea
| Australian Indigenous | 5 |
|---|---|
| Hindi | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
652 bird observations recorded near Torbanlea — most often seen:
- Brown Honeyeater (37)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (36)
- Torresian Crow (33)
- Laughing Kookaburra (30)
- Australian Magpie (28)
- Pacific Black Duck (28)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (26)
- Noisy Miner (24)
- Magpie-lark (22)
- Peaceful Dove (22)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (22)
- Willie Wagtail (22)
- Australian Wood Duck (21)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Torbanlea
- Pied Butcherbird (21)
- Australasian Figbird (20)
- Grey Fantail (20)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (20)
- Striated Pardalote (20)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (19)
- Rufous Whistler (19)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (18)
- Masked Lapwing (18)
- Welcome Swallow (18)
- Grey Teal (17)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (17)
- White-throated Honeyeater (17)
- Australasian Grebe (15)
- Hardhead (15)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (14)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (13)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Torbanlea:
- Burrum Town (2 km)
- Howard (3.9 km)
- Burgowan (4.6 km)
- Burrum River (8 km)
- Beelbi Creek (8.5 km)
- Duckinwilla (10.7 km)
- Pacific Haven (10.7 km)
- Takura (12.4 km)
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Streets
- Branch Street (6)
- Brenda Court (5)
- Bruce Highway (3)
- Burgowan Road (8)
- Burrum River Road (29)
- Crawford Street (15)
- Dundabarra Road (1)
- Eglington Street (28)
- George Street (19)
- Gladstone Road (5)
- Gympie Street (9)
- Hartley Street (15)
- Hunter Street (74)
- Joynsons Road (14)
- Kent Parade (17)
- Kent Street (6)
- Madders Road (3)
- Melinda Road (30)
- Nolans Road (5)
- Old Coach Road (7)
- Old Toogoom Road (1)
- One Sixty Four Road (1)
- Ritchie Road (5)
- Robert Street (4)
- Roberts Road (4)
- Roberts Road N (2)
- Robertson Street (35)
- South Union Street (8)
- Todd Street (23)
- Top End Mines Road (2)
- Torbanlea - Pialba Road (1)
- Union Street (14)
