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White Rock QLD 4868

2,499 addresses · 87 streets

Leichhardt Electorate › Cairns LGA › White Rock · 1386 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

White Rock is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 4,918 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,396 a week, with median rent near $340 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 37% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

4,918Population
37Median age
$1,396Median household income / wk
$340Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cairns, 6.3 km north · Bus interchange: Mount Sheridan Plaza Bus Stop, 1.6 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Reef Fleet Terminal, 7.2 km north-east · Airport: Cairns Airport, 11.2 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 56.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in White Rock

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

Tree cover measures, White Rock QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202056.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202112.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.6% · Labour-force participation 57%

Population by age in White Rock
Population by age, White Rock QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4346
5-14737
15-19308
20-24280
25-34642
35-44645
45-54604
55-64517
65-74486
75-84253
85+96
Dwelling types in White Rock
Dwelling types, White Rock QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,242
Townhouse233
Apartment167
Other31
Households by weekly income in White Rock
Households by weekly income, White Rock QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650287
$650-1,499542
$1,500-2,999561
$3,000+153
Top ancestries in White Rock
Top ancestries, White Rock QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,512
English1,465
Other1,014
Aboriginal669
Ancestry NS531
Scottish404
Housing tenure in White Rock
Housing tenure, White Rock QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned387
Mortgage594
Rented602
Other62
Cars per household in White Rock
Cars per household, White Rock QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0120
1624
2619
3188
4+96
Commute to work in White Rock
Commute to work, White Rock QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,366
Train0
Bus30
Tram/ferry0
Walked13
Bicycle11
Home161
Top countries of birth in White Rock
Top countries of birth, White Rock QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand152
England129
Papua New Guinea87
Philippines83
Japan41
Germany38
Languages used at home in White Rock
Languages used at home, White Rock QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous83
Japanese58
Filipino31
Italian27
Tagalog21
Cantonese18

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

29,603 bird observations recorded near White Rock — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near White Rock

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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