QLD · Murweh Council

Carnarvon Park, 4477

Population

12

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

0.0%

Median age

30

Median income

$900/wk

Employment rate

81.8%

University qualified

0%

Work from home

0%

Languages at home

36.4%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • National parks
  • Holiday parks
  • Remote
What Carnarvon Park is known for: National parks, Holiday parks, Remote

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Suburb profile

Carnarvon Park is a remote locality in Queensland, in Murweh Council.

Local amenities is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for remote localities. The main trade-offs are fewer university qualifications and household incomes, with university qualifications 100% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising local amenities over university qualifications.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Remote locality · compared with remote localities in Queensland (544)

Strengths

  • Local amenity access is stronger than in most comparable places

Weaknesses

  • University qualifications are less common than in comparable places
  • Household incomes sit below the peer median

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Housing, growth and risk

How Carnarvon Park compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

—

No data available

Population (Census)

12

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

0.0%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Pop. growth

5th

percentile in QLD

Advantage (IRSAD)

8/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Population

Population growth

0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 5th percentile in QLD

Growth rates are from ABS Estimated Resident Population at SA2 level. Headcount uses 2021 Census when allocated ERP is too low relative to Census to display reliably.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
12
Median age
30
Median household income / week
$900
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 11
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
81.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
0% / 0% / 0%
Walked or cycled to work
41.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0 (+ 12 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

0% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 0% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • Diploma qualified41.7% · 9.4% QLD
  • Year 12 or below58.3% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce100%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$50,021

33rd percentile in QLD · -15% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$52,000

15th percentile in QLD · -20% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
11.0%

56th percentile in QLD · -20% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$55,587

27th percentile in QLD · -12% vs Australia

Residents with business income
21.0%

98th percentile in QLD · +102% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4477 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
266
Taxpayers reporting net rent
30
Median net rent
$1,444
Taxpayers reporting business income
55
Taxable income vs state median
-10%
Salary / wages vs state median
-15%
Rental investment vs state median
0%
Super vs state median
-20%
Business income vs state median
+110%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

36.4% speak a language other than English at home; 36.4% born overseas

Language at home
7 English only · 4 other
Non-English at home
36.4%
Born overseas
4 (36.4%)
Australian citizens
7

Religion

MeasureSuburbState
Other / not stated100%100%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

School list
School catchments
  • Arcadia Valley SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Springsure SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

7 mapped amenities

6 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Sport & outdoors(1)
  • Carnarvon Great WalkWalking trail
Camping & holiday parks(6)
  • Big Bend Walkers' CampCampground
  • Bunbuncundoo Springs camp groundCampground
  • Cabbage Tree Camping ZoneCampground
  • Carnarvon National Park Camp GroundCampground
  • Consuelo camping zoneCampground
  • Nogoa River Campground - Carnarvon NPCampground

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
30°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Springsure Hospital - Multi-purpose Health Service (87.4 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
30° / 18°
Rainfall
287 mm · ~36 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
24° / 12°
Rainfall
147 mm · ~18 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
17° / 4°
Rainfall
80 mm · ~10 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
26° / 12°
Rainfall
144 mm · ~18 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Flynn
Member of Parliament
Colin BOYCE (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
117,901
Turnout (2025)
88.6%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-6.4 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 60.2%Labor 39.8%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 181.9 km away).

Coalition 67.8%Labor 32.2%

7.6 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -2.6 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • SpringsureLabor 17.7% · Coalition 82.3% TPP (2025)70.3 km away
  • EmeraldLabor 32.3% · Coalition 67.7% TPP (2025)135.7 km away
  • Emerald NorthLabor 40.6% · Coalition 59.4% TPP (2025)137.1 km away
  • RubyvaleLabor 39.0% · Coalition 61.0% TPP (2025)145.3 km away
  • BlackwaterLabor 46.6% · Coalition 53.4% TPP (2025)162.0 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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