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West Point QLD 4819

57 addresses · 3 streets

Herbert Electorate › Townsville LGA › West Point · 1124 km from Brisbane

Living Here

West Point is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 32 people, with a median age of 64. The typical household earns around $899 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Scottish, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

32Population
64Median age
$899Median household income / wk
$150Median rent / wk
1.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Magnetic Island statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: West Point itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Nelly Bay Ferry Terminal, 6.9 km east · Ferry wharf: Car Ferry Ramp - Townsville, 6.9 km east · Airport: RAAF Base Townsville;Townsville Airport, 13.2 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 88.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in West Point

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

Tree cover measures, West Point QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202088.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202191.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 12.5% · Labour-force participation 47.1%

Population by age in West Point
Population by age, West Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-140
15-190
20-240
25-340
35-444
45-543
55-648
65-7414
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in West Point
Dwelling types, West Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House15
Townhouse5
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in West Point
Households by weekly income, West Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6504
$650-1,4990
$1,500-2,9994
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in West Point
Top ancestries, West Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English13
Scottish13
Australian10
Irish6
Ancestry NS5
German3
Housing tenure in West Point
Housing tenure, West Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned8
Mortgage4
Rented0
Other0
Cars per household in West Point
Cars per household, West Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
19
26
30
4+0
Commute to work in West Point
Commute to work, West Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car5
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home0

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,023 bird observations recorded near West Point — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near West Point

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.