Turkey Beach QLD 4678
277 addresses · 19 streets
Flynn Electorate › Gladstone LGA › Turkey Beach · 401 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Turkey Beach is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 148 people, with a median age of 61. The typical household earns around $877 a week, with median rent near $228 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. 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 Agnes Water - Miriam Vale statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Turkey Beach itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
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: 46.2% 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 | 46.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 31.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 14.6% · Labour-force participation 31.8%
Population by age in Turkey Beach
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 14 |
| 15-19 | 7 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 0 |
| 35-44 | 14 |
| 45-54 | 24 |
| 55-64 | 31 |
| 65-74 | 34 |
| 75-84 | 19 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Turkey Beach
| House | 57 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 3 |
| Apartment | 3 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Turkey Beach
| <$650 | 11 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 34 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 6 |
| $3,000+ | 4 |
Top ancestries in Turkey Beach
| Australian | 66 |
|---|---|
| English | 58 |
| German | 16 |
| Scottish | 15 |
| Irish | 13 |
| Ancestry NS | 13 |
Housing tenure in Turkey Beach
| Owned | 39 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 9 |
| Rented | 12 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Turkey Beach
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 22 |
| 2 | 21 |
| 3 | 5 |
| 4+ | 8 |
Commute to work in Turkey Beach
| Car | 15 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Top countries of birth in Turkey Beach
| England | 5 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
354 bird observations recorded near Turkey Beach — most often seen:
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (30)
- Silver Gull (26)
- Crested Tern (24)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (24)
- Peaceful Dove (19)
- Mangrove Honeyeater (16)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (16)
- Willie Wagtail (12)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (11)
- Brahminy Kite (11)
- Masked Lapwing (11)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (11)
- Australasian Figbird (10)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Turkey Beach
- Brown Honeyeater (10)
- Crested Pigeon (10)
- Sacred Kingfisher (10)
- Welcome Swallow (10)
- Common Myna (9)
- Whimbrel (9)
- Eastern Curlew (8)
- Great Knot (8)
- Magpie-lark (8)
- Torresian Crow (8)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (7)
- White-bellied Sea-eagle (7)
- White-faced Heron (7)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (6)
- Little Tern (6)
- Australian Magpie (5)
- Australian White Ibis (5)
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 Turkey Beach:
- Rodds Bay (2.9 km)
- Eurimbula (11.5 km)
- Foreshores (15.8 km)
- Bororen (24.2 km)
- Captain Creek (24.4 km)
- Iveragh (25 km)
- Seventeen Seventy (25.4 km)
- Round Hill (28.3 km)
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Streets
- Anderson Street (14)
- Barramundi Street (11)
- Bell Street (17)
- Blackney Street (15)
- Bowton Street (21)
- Coral Street (46)
- Dangar Street (14)
- Daniels Street (3)
- Edinburgh Court (4)
- Hancock Street (23)
- Innes Street (8)
- Kessell Street (9)
- Reef Close (9)
- Rex Street (2)
- Scoines Street (11)
- Sea Close (3)
- Shilling Street (14)
- The Esplanade (3)
- Worthington Road (50)
