Okeden, QLD

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

15/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Okeden is more socio-economically advantaged than about 15% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 912, 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.

Okeden at a glance

Population (2021): 53
Median age: 50
Median weekly household income: $875
SEIFA score: 912
Coordinates: -26.1555, 151.5032

Okeden demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Okeden 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 33%, 29% of homes are rented, and 6% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	10	19%
Youth (15–24)	3	6%
Young adults (25–44)	14	27%
Mid-life (45–64)	8	15%
Seniors (65+)	17	33%

Share of the 52 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	8	33%
Owned with a mortgage	5	21%
Rented	7	29%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	20	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 20 occupied private dwellings in Okeden.

Median weekly rent: $170
Median monthly mortgage: $1,972
Average household size: 2.6 people
Median weekly family income: $866
Median weekly personal income: $388

Community and culture

Born overseas: 3 (6%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 17 (39%)
Labour-force participation: 40.5%
Unemployment rate: 11.8%
Employed full-time: 11
Employed part-time: 4

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 Okeden

Where is Okeden?

Okeden is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Okeden?

At the 2021 Census, Okeden had a population of about 53.

Is Okeden an advantaged area?

Okeden has an ABS SEIFA score of 912, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 15 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 15% of Australian suburbs.