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Wulguru QLD 4811

2,231 addresses · 81 streets

Dawson Electorate › Townsville LGA › Wulguru · 1105 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Wulguru is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 4,389 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,446 a week, with median rent near $290 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

4,389Population
42Median age
$1,446Median household income / wk
$290Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Townsville, 6.5 km north · Ferry wharf: Magnetic Island Ferries - Townsville Terminal, 8 km north · Airport: RAAF Base Townsville, 8.7 km north-west.

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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: 15.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Wulguru

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

Tree cover measures, Wulguru QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202015.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202123.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.3% · Labour-force participation 58.9%

Population by age in Wulguru
Population by age, Wulguru QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4240
5-14519
15-19278
20-24267
25-34513
35-44509
45-54558
55-64618
65-74516
75-84302
85+82
Dwelling types in Wulguru
Dwelling types, Wulguru QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,537
Townhouse63
Apartment90
Other31
Households by weekly income in Wulguru
Households by weekly income, Wulguru QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650302
$650-1,499506
$1,500-2,999519
$3,000+229
Top ancestries in Wulguru
Top ancestries, Wulguru QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,760
English1,754
Irish561
Scottish502
Aboriginal408
Other343
Housing tenure in Wulguru
Housing tenure, Wulguru QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned562
Mortgage601
Rented507
Other14
Cars per household in Wulguru
Cars per household, Wulguru QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0105
1623
2622
3223
4+110
Commute to work in Wulguru
Commute to work, Wulguru QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,554
Train0
Bus11
Tram/ferry0
Walked22
Bicycle12
Home82
Top countries of birth in Wulguru
Top countries of birth, Wulguru QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England84
New Zealand73
Philippines28
Germany15
Papua New Guinea15
South Korea13
Languages used at home in Wulguru
Languages used at home, Wulguru QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Korean14
German12
Tagalog12
Thai12
Russian9
Filipino8

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

26,199 bird observations recorded near Wulguru — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Wulguru

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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