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Wurdong Heights QLD 4680

220 addresses · 21 streets

Flynn Electorate › Gladstone LGA › Wurdong Heights · 425 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Wurdong Heights is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 465 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $2,583 a week, with median rent near $340 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 5% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

465Population
46Median age
$2,583Median household income / wk
$340Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Gladstone Airport, 14.4 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 51.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Wurdong Heights

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

Tree cover measures, Wurdong Heights QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202051.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202188.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 61.4%

Population by age in Wurdong Heights
Population by age, Wurdong Heights QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-417
5-1472
15-1924
20-2416
25-3437
35-4453
45-5476
55-6477
65-7467
75-8418
85+0
Dwelling types in Wurdong Heights
Dwelling types, Wurdong Heights QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House138
Townhouse0
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Wurdong Heights
Households by weekly income, Wurdong Heights QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65013
$650-1,49931
$1,500-2,99937
$3,000+59
Top ancestries in Wurdong Heights
Top ancestries, Wurdong Heights QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English220
Australian211
German49
Scottish45
Irish37
Ancestry NS31
Housing tenure in Wurdong Heights
Housing tenure, Wurdong Heights QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned56
Mortgage81
Rented7
Other3
Cars per household in Wurdong Heights
Cars per household, Wurdong Heights QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
120
257
329
4+38
Commute to work in Wurdong Heights
Commute to work, Wurdong Heights QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car155
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home15
Top countries of birth in Wurdong Heights
Top countries of birth, Wurdong Heights QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England19
New Zealand10
South Africa9
Philippines5
Zimbabwe5
Scotland4
Languages used at home in Wurdong Heights
Languages used at home, Wurdong Heights QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

548 bird observations recorded near Wurdong Heights — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Wurdong Heights

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.