Arcturus, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Arcturus is more socio-economically advantaged than about 75% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1033, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Arcturus at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 130
- Median age
- 32
- Median weekly household income
- $2,107
- SEIFA score
- 1033
- Coordinates
- -23.9756, 148.3271
Arcturus demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Arcturus using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 37%, 14% of homes are rented, and 8% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 32 | 25% |
| Youth (15–24) | 9 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 47 | 37% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 25 | 20% |
| Seniors (65+) | 13 | 10% |
Share of the 126 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 18 | 41% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 5 | 11% |
| Rented | 6 | 14% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 43 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 43 occupied private dwellings in Arcturus.
- Median weekly rent
- $10
- Average household size
- 2.9 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,250
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,087
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 10 (8%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 5 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 6 (5%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 49 (52%)
- Labour-force participation
- 79.2%
- Employed full-time
- 50
- Employed part-time
- 12
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Arcturus
Where is Arcturus?
Arcturus is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Arcturus?
At the 2021 Census, Arcturus had a population of about 130.
Is Arcturus an advantaged area?
Arcturus has an ABS SEIFA score of 1033, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 75 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 75% of Australian suburbs.
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