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Upper Barron QLD 4883

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Kennedy Electorate › Tablelands LGA › Upper Barron · 1361 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Upper Barron is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 503 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,426 a week, with median rent near $255 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

503Population
44Median age
$1,426Median household income / wk
$255Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Malanda - Yungaburra statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Upper Barron itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Mareeba Airport, 35.1 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 38.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Upper Barron

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

Tree cover measures, Upper Barron QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202038.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202148.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 64.3%

Population by age in Upper Barron
Population by age, Upper Barron QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-425
5-1476
15-1935
20-2422
25-3439
35-4456
45-5464
55-6472
65-7476
75-8439
85+3
Dwelling types in Upper Barron
Dwelling types, Upper Barron QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House158
Townhouse3
Apartment4
Other4
Households by weekly income in Upper Barron
Households by weekly income, Upper Barron QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65026
$650-1,49957
$1,500-2,99935
$3,000+27
Top ancestries in Upper Barron
Top ancestries, Upper Barron QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian206
English182
Irish63
Scottish58
Ancestry NS53
Italian37
Housing tenure in Upper Barron
Housing tenure, Upper Barron QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned91
Mortgage39
Rented31
Other0
Cars per household in Upper Barron
Cars per household, Upper Barron QLD (ABS Census 2021)
04
130
264
332
4+30
Commute to work in Upper Barron
Commute to work, Upper Barron QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car130
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked13
Bicycle0
Home63
Top countries of birth in Upper Barron
Top countries of birth, Upper Barron QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England10
Canada9
New Zealand9
Germany6
Italy3
Papua New Guinea3
Languages used at home in Upper Barron
Languages used at home, Upper Barron QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Italian5
German4
Thai4
Sinhalese3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

10,695 bird observations recorded near Upper Barron — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Upper Barron

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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