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Wandoan QLD 4419

639 addresses · 58 streets

Maranoa Electorate › Western Downs LGA › Wandoan · 340 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Wandoan is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 666 people, with a median age of 31. The typical household earns around $1,243 a week, with median rent near $160 a week. Most homes are houses. About 40% of households own their home and 51% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

666Population
31Median age
$1,243Median household income / wk
$160Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Miles - Wandoan statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Wandoan itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Taroom Airport, 35.8 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
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: 4.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Wandoan

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

Tree cover measures, Wandoan QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202111.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 55.1%

Population by age in Wandoan
Population by age, Wandoan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-460
5-1470
15-1921
20-2452
25-34176
35-4471
45-5469
55-6467
65-7445
75-8428
85+5
Dwelling types in Wandoan
Dwelling types, Wandoan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House170
Townhouse15
Apartment14
Other6
Households by weekly income in Wandoan
Households by weekly income, Wandoan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65043
$650-1,49973
$1,500-2,99952
$3,000+10
Top ancestries in Wandoan
Top ancestries, Wandoan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian259
English213
Ancestry NS133
Irish57
Aboriginal43
Scottish40
Housing tenure in Wandoan
Housing tenure, Wandoan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned58
Mortgage22
Rented104
Other18
Cars per household in Wandoan
Cars per household, Wandoan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
021
171
272
333
4+8
Commute to work in Wandoan
Commute to work, Wandoan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car140
Train0
Bus54
Tram/ferry0
Walked28
Bicycle3
Home21
Top countries of birth in Wandoan
Top countries of birth, Wandoan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Malaysia15
England9
New Zealand7
France6
Philippines5
South Africa5
Languages used at home in Wandoan
Languages used at home, Wandoan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish24
French6
Afrikaans5
Mandarin5
Tagalog5
Thai5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,630 bird observations recorded near Wandoan — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Wandoan

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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