Neranwood, QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

87/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs

Neranwood is more socio-economically advantaged than about 87% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1061, 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.

Neranwood at a glance

Population (2021): 79
Median age: 42
Median weekly household income: $2,374
SEIFA score: 1061
Coordinates: -28.1140, 153.3128

Neranwood demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Neranwood 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 children (0–14) at 31%, 15% of homes are rented, and 16% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	22	31%
Youth (15–24)	0	0%
Young adults (25–44)	19	27%
Mid-life (45–64)	12	17%
Seniors (65+)	17	24%

Share of the 70 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	8	40%
Owned with a mortgage	9	45%
Rented	3	15%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	18	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 18 occupied private dwellings in Neranwood.

Median weekly rent: $720
Median monthly mortgage: $2,600
Average household size: 3.4 people
Median weekly family income: $2,625
Median weekly personal income: $828

Community and culture

Born overseas: 13 (16%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 4 (5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 32 (54%)
Labour-force participation: 47.5%
Employed full-time: 23
Employed part-time: 10

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.

Weather and climate in Neranwood

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Neranwood is January (average daytime high around 28.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.5°C). The area receives roughly 1052 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	28.6°C	21.4°C	109 mm
Feb	28.3°C	21.3°C	164 mm
Mar	27.5°C	20.7°C	159 mm
Apr	25.1°C	17.9°C	55 mm
May	22.8°C	15.2°C	85 mm
Jun	20.8°C	12.8°C	58 mm
Jul	20.5°C	11.8°C	43 mm
Aug	21.9°C	12.4°C	42 mm
Sep	23.9°C	14.4°C	42 mm
Oct	25.5°C	16.8°C	93 mm
Nov	27.2°C	18.6°C	75 mm
Dec	28.3°C	20.4°C	127 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Neranwood

Where is Neranwood?

Neranwood is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Neranwood?

At the 2021 Census, Neranwood had a population of about 79.

Is Neranwood an advantaged area?

Neranwood has an ABS SEIFA score of 1061, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 87 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 87% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Neranwood?

Neranwood has average daytime highs of about 25°C and overnight lows of about 17°C, with roughly 1,052 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).