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Woree QLD 4868

3,362 addresses · 81 streets

Leichhardt Electorate › Cairns LGA › Woree · 1388 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Woree is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 5,127 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,152 a week, with median rent near $280 a week. Most homes are houses. About 46% of households own their home and 53% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

5,127Population
38Median age
$1,152Median household income / wk
$280Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cairns, 4.8 km north-east · Bus interchange: Mount Sheridan Plaza Bus Stop, 3.4 km south · Ferry wharf: Reef Fleet Terminal, 5.7 km north-east · Airport: Cairns Airport, 9 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: 22.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Woree

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

Tree cover measures, Woree QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202022.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202120.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.3% · Labour-force participation 53.5%

Population by age in Woree
Population by age, Woree QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4303
5-14640
15-19299
20-24361
25-34700
35-44663
45-54669
55-64647
65-74563
75-84231
85+56
Dwelling types in Woree
Dwelling types, Woree QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House897
Townhouse454
Apartment461
Other35
Households by weekly income in Woree
Households by weekly income, Woree QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650398
$650-1,499681
$1,500-2,999468
$3,000+130
Top ancestries in Woree
Top ancestries, Woree QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English1,433
Australian1,350
Other1,064
Ancestry NS761
Aboriginal585
Irish398
Housing tenure in Woree
Housing tenure, Woree QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned411
Mortgage427
Rented961
Other15
Cars per household in Woree
Cars per household, Woree QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0192
1827
2566
3162
4+61
Commute to work in Woree
Commute to work, Woree QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,357
Train0
Bus37
Tram/ferry0
Walked30
Bicycle16
Home198
Top countries of birth in Woree
Top countries of birth, Woree QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Philippines134
New Zealand124
England106
India79
Papua New Guinea79
Thailand35
Languages used at home in Woree
Languages used at home, Woree QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi72
Australian Indigenous71
Tagalog63
Nepali56
Japanese43
Filipino37

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

35,812 bird observations recorded near Woree — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Woree

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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