Wowan QLD 4702
227 addresses · 32 streets
Flynn Electorate › Banana LGA › Wowan · 487 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Wowan is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 170 people, with a median age of 60. The typical household earns around $752 a week, with median rent near $173 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 20% 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.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Banana statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Wowan itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 park
1 post office
1 service station
1 golf club
1 place to stay
Socio-economic Standing
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: 11.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 11.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 36.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 15.7% · Labour-force participation 34.5%
Population by age in Wowan
| 0-4 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 20 |
| 15-19 | 6 |
| 20-24 | 5 |
| 25-34 | 14 |
| 35-44 | 13 |
| 45-54 | 14 |
| 55-64 | 35 |
| 65-74 | 38 |
| 75-84 | 25 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Wowan
| House | 64 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Wowan
| <$650 | 22 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 22 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 10 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Wowan
| English | 69 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 56 |
| Ancestry NS | 30 |
| Aboriginal | 19 |
| German | 19 |
| Scottish | 17 |
Housing tenure in Wowan
| Owned | 35 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 9 |
| Rented | 12 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Wowan
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 19 |
| 2 | 25 |
| 3 | 6 |
| 4+ | 8 |
Commute to work in Wowan
| Car | 22 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 10 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 12 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
141 bird observations recorded near Wowan — most often seen:
- Torresian Crow (11)
- Magpie-lark (8)
- Brown Honeyeater (7)
- Little Friarbird (7)
- Double-barred Finch (6)
- Noisy Friarbird (6)
- Peaceful Dove (6)
- Whistling Kite (6)
- Willie Wagtail (6)
- Australian Magpie (5)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (5)
- Pied Butcherbird (5)
- Brown Falcon (4)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Wowan
- Dollarbird (4)
- Grey-crowned Babbler (4)
- Laughing Kookaburra (4)
- Mistletoebird (4)
- Olive-backed Oriole (4)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (4)
- Southern Magpie-lark (4)
- Striped Honeyeater (4)
- Australasian Figbird (3)
- Australian Bustard (3)
- Australian Torresian Crow (3)
- Black-faced Woodswallow (3)
- Black-shouldered Kite (3)
- Blue-winged Kookaburra (3)
- Diamond Dove (3)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (3)
- Fairy Martin (3)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Wowan:
- Dululu (10.2 km)
- Dixalea (11.8 km)
- Pheasant Creek (13.9 km)
- Dumpy Creek (15.9 km)
- Wura (20.9 km)
- Argoon (23 km)
- Oakey Creek (24.7 km)
- Goovigen (25.4 km)
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Streets
- Alma Street (2)
- Bundalba Road (1)
- Buneru Road (3)
- Buneru School Road (1)
- Carnells Road (3)
- Caroline Street (12)
- Dee River Road (30)
- Dee Street (1)
- Dixalea Deeford Road (2)
- Don Street (25)
- Don Street S (10)
- East Street (9)
- Flohrs Road (1)
- Floods Road (4)
- Frostys Road (1)
- George Street (16)
- Greendale Road (1)
- Leichhardt Highway (15)
- Mullers Road (6)
- Pheasant Creek Road (9)
- Pheasant Road (2)
- Pocket Creek Road (20)
- Railway Avenue (28)
- Rofes Road (1)
- Romers Road (2)
- Steves Road (1)
- Van Den Heuvel Road (3)
- Westwood-wowan Road (3)
- Wowan Bore Road (5)
- Wowan Cemetery Road (1)
- Wowan Westwood Road (5)
- Wowan-dululu Road (4)
