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Watsonville QLD 4887

128 addresses · 22 streets

Kennedy Electorate › Mareeba LGA › Watsonville · 1375 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Watsonville is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 176 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $695 a week, with median rent near $260 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

176Population
44Median age
$695Median household income / wk
$260Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Mareeba Airport, 34.4 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 59% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Watsonville

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

Tree cover measures, Watsonville QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202059.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202191.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 13.5% · Labour-force participation 37.4%

Population by age in Watsonville
Population by age, Watsonville QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-410
5-1427
15-1913
20-246
25-3412
35-4423
45-5415
55-6430
65-7428
75-849
85+0
Dwelling types in Watsonville
Dwelling types, Watsonville QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House56
Townhouse4
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Watsonville
Households by weekly income, Watsonville QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65029
$650-1,49927
$1,500-2,9994
$3,000+5
Top ancestries in Watsonville
Top ancestries, Watsonville QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian101
English55
Irish19
Scottish19
Ancestry NS19
Aboriginal7
Housing tenure in Watsonville
Housing tenure, Watsonville QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned32
Mortgage16
Rented8
Other11
Cars per household in Watsonville
Cars per household, Watsonville QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
119
217
311
4+9
Commute to work in Watsonville
Commute to work, Watsonville QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car31
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home4
Top countries of birth in Watsonville
Top countries of birth, Watsonville QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

686 bird observations recorded near Watsonville — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Watsonville

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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