Damascus, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Damascus is more socio-economically advantaged than about 10% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 893, 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.
Damascus at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 96
- Median age
- 58
- Median weekly household income
- $933
- SEIFA score
- 893
- Coordinates
- -24.9281, 151.9750
Damascus demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Damascus 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 seniors (65+) at 37%, 0% of homes are rented, and 14% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 13 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 4 | 5% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 6 | 7% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 29 | 35% |
| Seniors (65+) | 31 | 37% |
Share of the 83 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 21 | 55% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 14 | 37% |
| Rented | 0 | 0% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 36 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 36 occupied private dwellings in Damascus.
- Median weekly rent
- $280
- Median monthly mortgage
- $745
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,375
- Median weekly personal income
- $495
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 11 (14%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 5 (6%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 26 (33%)
- Labour-force participation
- 44.4%
- Employed full-time
- 18
- Employed part-time
- 11
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 Damascus
Where is Damascus?
Damascus is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Damascus?
At the 2021 Census, Damascus had a population of about 96.
Is Damascus an advantaged area?
Damascus has an ABS SEIFA score of 893, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 10 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 10% of Australian suburbs.
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