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Towers Hill QLD 4820

151 addresses · 16 streets

Kennedy Electorate › Charters Towers LGA › Towers Hill · 1071 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Towers Hill is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 190 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $949 a week, with median rent near $190 a week. Most homes are houses. About 65% of households own their home and 35% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

190Population
51Median age
$949Median household income / wk
$190Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Charters Towers, 1.9 km north-east · Airport: Charters Towers Aerodrome, 4.8 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 7.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Towers Hill

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

Tree cover measures, Towers Hill QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202113.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 10.6% · Labour-force participation 51.2%

Population by age in Towers Hill
Population by age, Towers Hill QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-49
5-1418
15-1914
20-246
25-3421
35-4414
45-5425
55-6430
65-7440
75-8413
85+3
Dwelling types in Towers Hill
Dwelling types, Towers Hill QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House58
Townhouse27
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Towers Hill
Households by weekly income, Towers Hill QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65018
$650-1,49928
$1,500-2,99917
$3,000+10
Top ancestries in Towers Hill
Top ancestries, Towers Hill QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian91
English67
Aboriginal28
Ancestry NS17
German15
Scottish11
Housing tenure in Towers Hill
Housing tenure, Towers Hill QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned35
Mortgage16
Rented27
Other0
Cars per household in Towers Hill
Cars per household, Towers Hill QLD (ABS Census 2021)
08
124
229
39
4+9
Commute to work in Towers Hill
Commute to work, Towers Hill QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car55
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle3
Home0
Top countries of birth in Towers Hill
Top countries of birth, Towers Hill QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,890 bird observations recorded near Towers Hill — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Towers Hill

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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