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Yabulu QLD 4818

320 addresses · 15 streets

Herbert Electorate › Townsville LGA › Yabulu · 1130 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Yabulu is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 719 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,354 a week, with median rent near $280 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

719Population
43Median age
$1,354Median household income / wk
$280Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: RAAF Base Townsville;Townsville Airport, 19.1 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 27.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Yabulu

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

Tree cover measures, Yabulu QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202027.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202163.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.5% · Labour-force participation 55.6%

Population by age in Yabulu
Population by age, Yabulu QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-436
5-1496
15-1939
20-2435
25-3470
35-44104
45-54102
55-64135
65-7479
75-8423
85+4
Dwelling types in Yabulu
Dwelling types, Yabulu QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House211
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other48
Households by weekly income in Yabulu
Households by weekly income, Yabulu QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65035
$650-1,49987
$1,500-2,99980
$3,000+31
Top ancestries in Yabulu
Top ancestries, Yabulu QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian291
English291
Ancestry NS97
Scottish67
Irish64
Aboriginal46
Housing tenure in Yabulu
Housing tenure, Yabulu QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned87
Mortgage110
Rented45
Other0
Cars per household in Yabulu
Cars per household, Yabulu QLD (ABS Census 2021)
05
179
290
351
4+28
Commute to work in Yabulu
Commute to work, Yabulu QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car221
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked10
Bicycle0
Home21
Top countries of birth in Yabulu
Top countries of birth, Yabulu QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand21
England13
Philippines5
South Africa5
Germany3
Turkey3
Languages used at home in Yabulu
Languages used at home, Yabulu QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Filipino5
Greek3
Turkish3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,997 bird observations recorded near Yabulu — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Yabulu

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.