Wowan QLD 4702

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

  • Wowan State School
• 1 park

  • Wowan Park
• 1 post office

  • Wowan LPO
• 1 service station

  • Wowan Roadhouse
• 1 golf club

  • Wowan Golf Club
• 1 place to stay

  • Wowan Van Park

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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.

Demographics

Unemployment 15.7% · Labour-force participation 34.5%

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)

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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