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Westwood QLD 4702

151 addresses · 34 streets

Flynn Electorate › Rockhampton LGA › Westwood · 515 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Westwood is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 199 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,041 a week, with median rent near $100 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

199Population
50Median age
$1,041Median household income / wk
$100Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Rockhampton Region - West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Westwood itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Rockhampton Airport, 42.4 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 23.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Westwood

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

Tree cover measures, Westwood QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202023.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202151.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.5% · Labour-force participation 49.7%

Population by age in Westwood
Population by age, Westwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-44
5-1426
15-196
20-244
25-3410
35-4430
45-5419
55-6440
65-7437
75-8414
85+4
Dwelling types in Westwood
Dwelling types, Westwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House68
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Westwood
Households by weekly income, Westwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65013
$650-1,49927
$1,500-2,9998
$3,000+8
Top ancestries in Westwood
Top ancestries, Westwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian98
English62
Ancestry NS34
Irish22
Scottish20
Aboriginal9
Housing tenure in Westwood
Housing tenure, Westwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned29
Mortgage25
Rented4
Other7
Cars per household in Westwood
Cars per household, Westwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
115
230
310
4+7
Commute to work in Westwood
Commute to work, Westwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car45
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home7
Top countries of birth in Westwood
Top countries of birth, Westwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England3
New Zealand3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

356 bird observations recorded near Westwood — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Westwood

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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