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QLD · Weipa Council
Nanum, 4874
Est. population · Jun 2025
953
Growth (1 yr)
+0.7%
Growth (5 yr)
+3.8%
Median age
29
Median income
$2,715/wk
Employment rate
77.4%
Languages at home
7.5%non-English
Most common: Tagalog, Spanish
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Coastal
- Café precinct
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Well away from Brisbane, Nanum is a coastal smaller community built around sand, sea and space. Neighbouring centres cover more of the weekly rhythm than the distant capital does. Young professionals and new households shape much of the local mix, with family life visible on every street.
There are enough cafés and casual dining options to keep weekends interesting without the inner-city crush. Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. Open space is thinner than in many coastal suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day.
Housing is expensive relative to much of the state. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
Against similar coastal suburbs, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because transport and access lag behind, despite relative strength in community and employment.
At a glance
Nanum snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$700/wk
Population (ERP)
953
+0.7% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
17.7%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#27
among Coastal & beach · Established
Safety
75th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
34th
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
9/10
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
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 32.5/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5162nd in Australia
- State rank
- 1115th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #27 among Coastal & beach · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #105 among Coastal & beach suburbs
- Data confidence
- 62%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $700
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Mar 2026 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
953(June 2025)
+0.7% annual · +3.8% over 5 years · 34th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.7%
- 5-year growth
- +3.8%
- Change in 1 year
- +7
- Change in 5 years
- +35
- Growth rank in QLD
- 34th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~1,050), extrapolated at +1.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 904
- Median age
- 29
- Median household income / week
- $2,715
- Dwelling vacancy
- 17.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 62 of 351
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,100
- Employment rate
- 77.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 169 / 86 / 0 (+ 28 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 62
- Against the person
- 26
- Against property
- 18
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 65.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 35 residents
- State safety percentile
- 75.1th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +11.8%
Most common offence types
- Assault140
- Other Property Damage46
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)46
- Traffic And Related Offences71
- Good Order Offences37
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Amenities
17 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 1 cafes · 1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 1 bakeries · 1 post offices
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Walkability proxy
- 46/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 1.11
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 3.32
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Food & drink(3)
- Weipa BakeryBakery
- Zest CoffeeCafe
- BarramunchiesRestaurant
Shopping(2)
- WoolworthsSupermarket
Health & services(1)
- Cape York Guardian PharmacyPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(1)
- Sports field
Other(9)
- Weipa Camping Ground & Fishing Lodge -Camp Site
- Tackle World WeipaFishing
- Weipa Furniture CourtFurniture
- Heritage Shopping MallMall
- Weipa Newsagency & Sports StoreNewsagent
- Barramunchies carparkParking
- Parking (3)
- Australia PostPost office
- Heritage ResortResort
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 1
- Nearest hospital
- Weipa Hospital (0.7 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Cape York Guardian PharmacyPharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 14
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 14.7
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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
- 32° / 23°
- Rainfall
- 1,055 mm · ~90 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 30° / 22°
- Rainfall
- 407 mm · ~51 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 30° / 18°
- Rainfall
- 6 mm · ~1 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 34° / 21°
- Rainfall
- 120 mm · ~15 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Leichhardt
- Member of Parliament
- Matt SMITH (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 122,757
- Turnout (2025)
- 83.0%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +9.5 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 43.9%Labor 56.1%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 252.2 km away).
Coalition 43.6%Labor 56.4%
0.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +13.5 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- WeipaLabor 56.4% · Coalition 43.6% TPP (2025)3.1 km away
- Lockhart RiverLabor 60.2% · Coalition 39.8% TPP (2025)161.9 km away
- BamagaLabor 81.0% · Coalition 19.1% TPP (2025)203.7 km away
- CoenLabor 60.8% · Coalition 39.2% TPP (2025)205.2 km away
- Horn IslandLabor 78.4% · Coalition 21.6% TPP (2025)231.9 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Weipa Council
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.